1928–29 Southern Football League

The 1928–29 season was the 31st in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.[1] Kettering Town won the Eastern Division and Plymouth Argyle reserves won the Western Division. Plymouth reserves were declared Southern League champions after winning a championship play-off at Kettering 4-2.[2]

Three clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League, although none were successful. Two clubs (both from the Eastern Division) left the league at the end of the season.

Eastern Division
Southern Football League Eastern Division
Season1928–29
ChampionsKettering Town
Promotednone
RelegatedGillingham II (resigned)
Chatham Town (resigned)
Matches played342
Goals scored1,365 (3.99 per match)

A total of 19 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and one new team.

Newly elected team:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Kettering Town 36 24 4 8 96 46 2.087 52
2 Peterborough & Fletton United 36 21 5 10 86 44 1.955 47
3 Brighton & Hove Albion II 36 19 9 8 91 56 1.625 47
4 Millwall II 36 21 4 11 90 67 1.343 46
5 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II 36 20 5 11 82 58 1.414 45
6 Aldershot Town 36 18 5 13 68 52 1.308 41
7 Sheppey United 36 17 7 12 58 58 1.000 41
8 Folkestone 36 17 6 13 83 80 1.038 40
9 Northfleet United 36 17 4 15 87 65 1.338 38
10 Gillingham II 36 15 8 13 68 70 0.971 38 Left league at end of season
11 Guildford City 36 13 11 12 85 78 1.090 37
12 Southampton II 36 14 6 16 86 79 1.089 34
13 Poole 36 13 8 15 62 66 0.939 34
14 Thames Association 36 13 5 18 67 74 0.905 31
15 Dartford 36 10 6 20 55 106 0.519 26
16 Chatham Town 36 8 8 20 47 81 0.580 24 Left league at end of season
17 Sittingbourne 36 11 1 24 59 98 0.602 23
18 Norwich City II 36 8 6 22 48 96 0.500 22
19 Grays Thurrock United 36 6 6 24 47 91 0.516 18
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Western Division
Southern Football League Western Division
Season1928–29
ChampionsPlymouth Argyle II (3rd title)
Promotednone
Relegatednone
Matches played182
Goals scored799 (4.39 per match)

A total of 14 teams contest the division, including 13 sides from previous season and one new team.

Newly elected team:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Plymouth Argyle II 26 15 6 5 69 27 2.556 36
2 Newport County II 26 15 2 9 64 58 1.103 32
3 Bristol Rovers II 26 14 3 9 54 45 1.200 31
4 Bristol City II 26 14 2 10 70 46 1.522 30
5 Torquay United II 26 13 4 9 52 42 1.238 30
6 Bath City 26 13 4 9 61 59 1.034 30
7 Exeter City II 26 11 6 9 69 53 1.302 28
8 Lovells Athletic 26 11 6 9 54 48 1.125 28
9 Swindon Town II 26 11 5 10 68 74 0.919 27
10 Yeovil & Petters United 26 11 2 13 49 57 0.860 24
11 Taunton Town 26 9 5 12 58 66 0.879 23
12 Ebbw Vale 26 9 5 12 56 66 0.848 23
13 Barry 26 6 3 17 38 66 0.576 15
14 Merthyr Town II 26 3 1 22 37 92 0.402 7
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Football League election

Three Southern League clubs, Aldershot Town, Thames Association and Kettering Town, applied to join the Football League. However, both League clubs were re-elected.[3]

Club League Votes
Exeter CityFootball League42
GillinghamFootball League35
ArgonautsNone6
Aldershot TownSouthern League5
Thames AssociationSouthern League1
Kettering TownSouthern League1
LlanellyWelsh National League (South)0

References
  1. England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
  2. Kettering Town at the Football Club History Database
  3. A history of admission to the Football League
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