1972–73 Southern Football League
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kettering Town |
| Promoted | None |
| Relegated |
Burton Albion Poole Town Ramsgate Waterlooville |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,236 (2.68 per match) |
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| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grantham |
| Promoted |
Atherstone Town Grantham |
| Relegated | Ilkeston Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,298 (2.81 per match) |
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1973–74 →
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| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maidstone United |
| Promoted |
Maidstone United Tonbridge |
| Relegated | Winchester City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,347 (2.92 per match) |
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The 1972–73 season was the 70th 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 10 non-League clubs applied for election, eight of which were Southern League clubs. All the League clubs were re-elected.
Division One featured nine 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.
Division One South featured eight new teams:
Source: [3]
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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