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1970–71 Southern Football League

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season 1970–71
Champions Yeovil Town
Promoted None
Relegated Ashford Town
Gloucester City
Kettering Town
King's Lynn
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,287 (2.79 per match)
Southern Football League
Division One
Season 1970–71
Champions Guildford City
Promoted Folkestone
Gravesend & Northfleet
Guildford City
Merthyr Tydfil
Relegated None
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1,174 (3.09 per match)

The 1970–71 season was the 68th in the history of the Southern League.

The Premier Division featured four new teams:

Source: [1]
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up 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.

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 12 non-League clubs applied for election, eight of which were Southern League clubs. All League clubs were re-elected.

Division One featured three new teams:

Source: [2]
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up 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.


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