1966–67 Southern Football League
The 1966–67 season was the 64th in the history of the Southern League.
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Premier Division
| Season | 1966–67 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Romford |
| Promoted | None |
| Relegated | Bath City Bedford Town Folkestone Town Worcester City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1457 (3.15 per match) |
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← 1965–66
1967–68 →
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The Premier Division featured four new teams:
- Barnet, promoted as champions of Division One
- Bath City, promoted as fourth in Division One
- Burton Albion, promoted as third in Division One
- Hillingdon Borough, promoted as runners-up of Division One
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GAvg |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romford (C) | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 60 | 1.333 | 52 | |
| 2 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 82 | 54 | 1.519 | 51 | |
| 3 | Weymouth | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 40 | 1.6 | 50 | |
| 4 | Wimbledon | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 88 | 60 | 1.467 | 49 | |
| 5 | Barnet | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 86 | 66 | 1.303 | 49 | |
| 6 | Guildford City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 51 | 1.275 | 48 | |
| 7 | Wellington Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 67 | 1.045 | 47 | |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 67 | 1.119 | 45 | |
| 9 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 45 | |
| 10 | King's Lynn | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 78 | 72 | 1.083 | 44 | |
| 11 | Hereford United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 61 | 1.295 | 44 | |
| 12 | Cambridge City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 70 | 0.943 | 43 | |
| 13 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 71 | 0.845 | 43 | |
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 72 | 0.917 | 42 | |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 63 | 71 | 0.887 | 39 | |
| 16 | Corby Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 75 | 0.8 | 39 | |
| 17 | Poole Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 65 | 0.8 | 39 | |
| 18 | Hillingdon Borough | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 70 | 0.7 | 35 | |
| 19 | Bath City (R) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 74 | 0.689 | 34 | Relegation to 1967–68 SFL Division One |
| 20 | Worcester City (R) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 59 | 79 | 0.747 | 30 | |
| 21 | Bedford Town (R) | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 72 | 0.75 | 29 | |
| 22 | Folkestone Town (R) | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 44 | 81 | 0.543 | 27 |
Source: [1]
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Football League elections
Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 14 non-League clubs applied for election, including 12 Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.[1]
Division One
| Season | 1966–67 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dover |
| Promoted | Dover Hastings United Margate Stevenage Town |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1784 (3.23 per match) |
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← 1965–66
1967–68 →
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Division One featured five new teams:
- Banbury United, third in the West Midlands (Regional) League
- Dartford, Margate, Rugby Town and Tonbridge, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GAvg |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover (C) (P) | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 92 | 35 | 2.629 | 70 | Promotion to 1967–68 Southern League Premier Division |
| 2 | Hastings United (P) | 46 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 127 | 54 | 2.352 | 69 | |
| 3 | Margate (P) | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 90 | 32 | 2.813 | 66 | |
| 4 | Stevenage Town (P) | 46 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 89 | 45 | 1.978 | 66 | |
| 5 | Kettering Town | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 105 | 62 | 1.694 | 63 | |
| 6 | Crawley Town | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 81 | 48 | 1.688 | 60 | |
| 7 | Ramsgate Athletic | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 79 | 62 | 1.274 | 54 | |
| 8 | Dartford | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 92 | 67 | 1.373 | 53 | |
| 9 | Tonbridge | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 91 | 69 | 1.319 | 52 | |
| 10 | Trowbridge Town | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 73 | 60 | 1.217 | 52 | |
| 11 | Ashford Town | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 74 | 68 | 1.088 | 44 | |
| 12 | Merthyr Tydfil | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 81 | 71 | 1.141 | 43 | |
| 13 | Gloucester City | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 69 | 83 | 0.831 | 42 | |
| 14 | Canterbury City | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 75 | 0.76 | 42 | |
| 15 | Wisbech Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 87 | 93 | 0.935 | 41 | |
| 16 | Bexley United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 53 | 69 | 0.768 | 41 | |
| 17 | Banbury United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 88 | 100 | 0.88 | 40 | |
| 18 | Rugby Town | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 57 | 77 | 0.74 | 37 | |
| 19 | Dunstable Town | 46 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 55 | 87 | 0.632 | 34 | |
| 20 | Barry Town | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 62 | 89 | 0.697 | 33 | |
| 21 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 63 | 106 | 0.594 | 31 | |
| 22 | Hinckley Athletic | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 44 | 100 | 0.44 | 28 | Resigned from league at the end of the season |
| 23 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | 46 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 31 | 96 | 0.323 | 23 | Club folded |
| 24 | Sittingbourne | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 44 | 136 | 0.324 | 20 | Resigned from league at the end of the season |
Source: [2]
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
