Southern Football League 1901-02
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The 1901-02 Southern Football League season was the 8th in the history of the Southern League, a football competition in England. The League was comprised of future Football League sides and non-league clubs. The teams in the League were divided into First and Second Divisions.
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[edit] First Division Teams
- Brentford
- Bristol Rovers
- Kettering
- Luton Town
- Millwall Athletic
- New Brompton
- Northampton Town
- Portsmouth
- Queen's Park Rangers
- Reading
- Southampton
- Swindon Town
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Watford
- Wellingborough
- West Ham United
[edit] Second Division Teams
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Chesham Town
- Fulham
- Grays United
- Maidenhead
- Shepherd's Bush
- Southall
- West Hampstead
- Wycombe Wanderers
[edit] Division One Final Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Average 1 | Points 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 24 | 2.79 | 47 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 22 | 2.77 | 42 |
| 3 | Southampton | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 28 | 2.54 | 42 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 1.61 | 40 |
| 5 | Reading | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 24 | 2.38 | 39 |
| 6 | Millwall Athletic | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 31 | 1.48 | 32 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 0.86 | 31 |
| 8 | Kettering | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 39 | 1.13 | 29 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 39 | 1.10 | 29 |
| 10 | New Brompton | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 1.03 | 27 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 53 | 65 | 0.82 | 27 |
| 12 | Queen's Park Rangers | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 55 | 0.62 | 24 |
| 13 | Watford | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 58 | 0.62 | 22 |
| 14 | Wellingborough | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 34 | 72 | 0.47 | 21 |
| 15 | Brentford | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 61 | 0.56 | 20 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 92 | 0.18 | 7 |
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.
[edit] Division Two Final Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Average 1 | Points 2 |
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| 1 | Fulham | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 19 | 2.68 | 26 |
| 2 | Grays United | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 14 | 3.50 | 25 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 2.00 | 22 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 1.20 | 17 |
| 5 | West Hampstead | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 1.34 | 16 |
| 6 | Shepherd's Bush | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 1.00 | 13 |
| 7 | Southall | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 52 | 0.54 | 12 |
| 8 | Maidenhead | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 59 | 0.39 | 7 |
| 9 | Chesham Town | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 64 | 0.38 | 6 |
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.
[edit] Promotion and relegation
This season saw no First Division teams apply for election to the Football League, but none were relegated. In the Second Division West Hampstead, Shepherd's Bush and Maidenhead all left the League at the end of the season and were not replaced.
[edit] External links
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Southern Football League seasons
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