1926–27 Southern Football League

The 1926–27 season was the 29th in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.^[1] Brighton & Hove Albion II won the Eastern Division and Torquay United won the Western Division. Brighton reserves were declared Southern League champions after defeating Torquay 4–0 in a championship play-off.^[2]

Four clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League, with Torquay being successful in a second round of voting. Five clubs (all reserve teams) left the league at the end of the season.

Eastern Division

Southern Football League Eastern Division
Season	1926-27
Champions	Brighton & Hove Albion II (2nd title)
Promoted	none
Relegated	Portsmouth II (resigned) Reading II (resigned) Luton Town II (resigned) Leicester City II (resigned) Watford II (resigned)
Matches played	272
Goals scored	1195 (4.39 per match)
← 1925–26 1927–28 →

A total of 17 teams contest the division, including 15 sides from previous season and two new teams.

Newly elected teams:

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Brighton & Hove Albion II	32	21	6	5	86	47	1.82	48
2	Peterborough & Fletton United	32	18	9	5	80	39	2.05	45
3	Portsmouth II	32	19	6	7	95	65	1.46	44	Left league at end of season
4	Kettering Town	32	15	10	7	66	41	1.60	40
5	Millwall	32	16	5	11	67	56	1.19	37
6	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II	32	14	6	12	69	64	1.07	34
7	Norwich City II	32	14	5	13	79	74	1.06	33
8	Dartford	32	13	7	12	60	71	0.84	33
9	Reading II	32	12	8	12	75	79	0.94	32	Left league at end of season
10	Luton Town II	32	10	11	11	75	70	1.07	31	Left league at end of season
11	Leicester City II	32	12	5	15	94	72	1.30	29	Left league at end of season
12	Watford II	32	10	8	14	74	84	0.88	28	Left league at end of season
13	Southampton II	32	10	6	16	57	77	0.74	26
14	Poole	32	9	6	17	55	86	0.63	24
15	Grays Thurrock United	32	10	3	19	49	66	0.74	23
16	Guildford United	32	6	7	19	57	106	0.53	19	Changed name to Guildford City at end of season
17	Folkestone	32	7	4	21	57	98	0.58	18

^{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.}

Western Division

Southern Football League Western Division
Season	1926-27
Champions	Torquay United
Promoted	Torquay United
Relegated	none
Matches played	182
Goals scored	757 (4.16 per match)
← 1925–26 1927–28 →

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

Newly elected teams:

Newport County II

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Torquay United	26	17	4	5	63	30	2.1	38	Elected to the 1927–28 Football League
2	Bristol City II	26	14	10	2	77	37	2.08	38
3	Plymouth Argyle II	26	15	4	7	56	38	1.47	34
4	Ebbw Vale	26	14	2	10	67	45	1.48	30
5	Bristol Rovers II	26	12	4	10	51	43	1.18	28
6	Swindon Town II	26	11	5	10	60	57	1.05	27
7	Barry	26	11	4	11	65	50	1.3	26
8	Exeter City II	26	10	6	10	62	49	1.26	26
9	Weymouth	26	12	2	12	48	65	0.73	26
10	Newport County II	26	9	6	11	57	53	1.07	24
11	Bath City	26	7	9	10	44	52	0.84	23
12	Yeovil & Petters United	26	9	5	12	49	66	0.74	23
13	Taunton United	26	4	4	18	36	83	0.43	12	Changed name to Taunton Town at end of season
14	Mid Rhondda United	26	2	5	19	22	89	0.24	9

^{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.}

Football League election

Four Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League this season, entering the ballot alongside the bottom two from the Third Division South. Although Watford were re-elected, Aberdare Athletic received the same number of votes as Southern League Torquay United, leading to a second round, in which Torquay won more votes. Aberdare took Torquay's place in the Southern League the following season.

Aberdare's loss was controversial, as one ballot paper in the first round had been spoilt and Aberdare's secretary claimed that one of the scrutineers was 'an interested party'.^[3]

Club	League	First round votes	Second round votes
Watford	Football League Third Division South	44
Torquay United	Southern League	21	26
Aberdare Athletic	Football League Third Division South	21	19
Kettering Town	Southern League	1
Yeovil & Petters United	Southern League	1
Ebbw Vale	Southern League	0

References

↑ England – Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
↑ Torquay United at the Football Club History Database
↑ A history of admission to the Football League

Southern League

Premier Division	Banbury United Basingstoke Town Biggleswade Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Frome Town Hayes and Yeading United Hitchin Town Kettering Town King's Langley King's Lynn Town Leamington Merthyr Town Redditch United Slough Town St Ives Town St Neots Town Stratford Town Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Dunstable Arlesey Town Ashford Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedford Town Chalfont St Peter Egham Town Farnborough Fleet Town Hanwell Town Histon Kempston Rovers Kidlington Marlow Northwood Petersfield Town Potters Bar Town Royston Town Uxbridge

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Barnstaple Town Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Didcot Town Evesham United Hereford Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United North Leigh Paulton Rovers Salisbury Shortwood United Slimbridge Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Winchester City Yate Town

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