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1927–28 Southern Football League

Southern Football League Eastern Division
Season 1927-28
Champions Kettering Town (1st title)
Promoted none
Relegated none
Matches played 306
Goals scored 1237 (4.04 per match)
Southern Football League Western Division
Season 1927-28
Champions Bristol City II
Promoted none
Relegated Aberdare & Aberaman Athletic (resigned)
Weymouth (resigned)
Mid Rhondda United (resigned)
Matches played 240
Goals scored 1095 (4.56 per match)

The 1927–28 season was the 30th in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.Kettering Town won the Eastern Division and Bristol City reserves won the Western Division. Kettering were declared Southern League champions after defeating Bristol City reserves 5–0 in a championship play-off.

Two clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League, although neither was successful. Three clubs (all from the Western Division) left the league at the end of the season.

A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 12 sides from previous season and six new teams.

Newly elected teams:

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.

A total of 16 teams contest the division, including 13 sides from previous season and three new teams.

Team relegated from 1926-27 Football League

Newly elected teams:

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.

Two Southern League clubs, Kettering Town and Peterborough & Fletton United, applied to join the Football League. However, both League clubs were re-elected, with Argonauts, a new amateur club who had never played a match winning more votes than either Southern League club.


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