1960–61 Southern Football League

The 1960–61 Southern Football League season saw Oxford United win the championship, whilst Kettering Town, Cambridge United, Bexleyheath & Welling and Merthyr Tydfil were all promoted to the Premier Division.^[1] Ten Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

1 Final tables
- 1.1 Premier Division
  - 1.1.1 Football League elections
- 1.2 Division One
2 References

Final tables

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured four new clubs, all promoted from Division One the previous season:

Clacton Town
Folkestone Town
Guildford City
Romford

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Oxford United	42	27	10	5	104	43	2.42	64
2	Chelmsford City	42	23	11	8	91	55	1.65	57
3	Yeovil Town	42	23	9	10	109	54	2.02	55
4	Hereford United	42	21	10	11	83	67	1.24	52
5	Weymouth	42	21	9	12	78	63	1.24	51
6	Bath City	42	18	14	10	74	52	1.42	50
7	Cambridge City	42	16	12	14	101	71	1.42	44
8	Wellington Town	42	17	9	16	66	68	0.97	43
9	Bedford Town	42	18	7	17	94	97	0.97	43
10	Folkestone Town	42	18	7	17	75	86	0.87	43
11	King's Lynn	42	13	16	13	68	66	1.03	42
12	Worcester City	42	15	11	16	69	69	1	41
13	Clacton Town	42	15	11	16	82	83	0.99	41
14	Romford	42	13	15	14	66	69	0.96	41
15	Guildford City	42	14	11	17	65	62	1.05	39
16	Tonbridge	42	16	6	20	79	85	0.93	38
17	Cheltenham Town	42	15	7	20	81	81	1	37
18	Gravesend & Northfleet	42	15	7	20	75	101	0.74	37
19	Dartford	42	13	11	18	57	90	0.63	37	Relegated to Division One
20	Hastings United	42	8	9	25	60	100	0.6	25
21	Wisbech Town	42	9	6	27	58	112	0.51	24
22	Boston United	42	6	8	28	62	123	0.50	20	Left league at end of season

^{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 elections

Ten Southern League clubs (including Bexleyheath & Welling and Kettering Town from Division One) applied for election to the Football League. However, all four League clubs were re-elected.^[2]

Club	League	Votes
Chester	Football League	45
Exeter City	Football League	44
Barrow	Football League	35
Hartlepools	Football League	32
Oxford United	Southern League	19
Bedford Town	Southern League	4
Wigan Athletic	Lancashire Combination	4
Cambridge City	Southern League	3
Chelmsford City	Southern League	3
Gateshead	Northern Counties League	3
Hereford United	Southern League	1
Kettering Town	Southern League	1
Romford	Southern League	1
Scarborough	Northern Counties League	1
South Shields	Northern Counties League	1
Bexleyheath & Welling	Southern League	0
Gravesend & Northfleet	Southern League	0
King's Lynn	Southern League	0
Morecambe	Lancashire Combination	0

Division One

Division One featured five new clubs:

Barry Town (relegated from the Premier Division)
Canterbury City (elected from the Metropolitan League)
Kettering Town (relegated from the Premier Division)
Nuneaton Borough (relegated from the Premier Division)
Poole Town (relegated from the Premier Division)

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Kettering Town	40	26	7	7	100	55	1.82	59	Promoted to the Premier Division
2	Cambridge United	40	25	5	10	100	53	1.88	55
3	Bexleyheath & Welling	40	22	8	10	93	46	2.02	52
4	Merthyr Tydfil	40	23	6	11	88	65	1.35	52
5	Sittingbourne	40	21	10	9	77	63	1.22	52
6	Hinckley Athletic	40	17	13	10	74	59	1.25	47
7	Ramsgate Athletic	40	19	7	14	77	56	1.38	45
8	Rugby Town	40	18	9	13	89	71	1.25	45
9	Corby Town	40	16	10	14	82	73	1.12	42
10	Poole Town	40	18	5	17	71	65	1.09	41
11	Barry Town	40	16	9	15	65	74	0.88	41
12	Yiewsley	40	17	7	16	65	76	0.86	41
13	Trowbridge Town	40	14	10	16	71	73	0.97	38
14	Ashford Town	40	14	8	18	61	67	0.91	36
15	Margate	40	11	12	17	62	75	0.83	34
16	Dover	40	12	7	21	67	74	0.91	31
17	Canterbury City	40	10	10	20	52	75	0.69	30
18	Nuneaton Borough	40	11	7	22	60	91	0.65	29
19	Burton Albion	40	12	4	24	63	85	0.74	28
20	Tunbridge Wells United	40	8	5	27	56	115	0.48	21
21	Gloucester City	40	7	7	26	40	102	0.39	21

References

Southern League

Premier Division	Arlesey Town AFC Totton Banbury United Barwell Bashley Bedford Town Brackley Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cirencester Town Evesham United Frome Town Hemel Hempstead Town Hitchin Town Leamington Oxford City Redditch United St. Albans City Stourbridge Swindon Supermarine Weymouth

Division One Central	Ashford Town AFC Hayes Aylesbury Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedfont Town Bedworth United Biggleswade Town Burnham Chalfont St. Peter Chertsey Town Daventry Town Fleet Town Leighton Town Marlow North Greenford United Northwood Rugby Town Slough Town St Neots Town Uxbridge Woodford United

Division One South & West	Abingdon United Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Cinderford Town Clevedon Town Didcot Town Gosport Borough Halesowen Town Hungerford Town Mangotsfield United North Leigh Paulton Rovers Poole Town Sholing Stourport Swifts Taunton Town Thatcham Town Tiverton Town Wimborne Town Yate Town

Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

1960–61 in English football

« 1959-60 1961-62 »

FA competitions	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds · Final) · Charity Shield

Football League	Football League (First Division · Second Division · Third Division · Fourth Division) · League Cup (Final)

Lower leagues	Southern Football League · Isthmian League

European competitions	European Cup

Related to national team	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 6) · Walter Winterbottom

Club seasons

First Division	Aston Villa · Arsenal · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Burnley · Cardiff City · Chelsea · Everton · Fulham · Leicester City · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Nottingham Forest · Preston North End · Sheffield Wednesday · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol Rovers · Charlton Athletic · Derby County · Huddersfield Town · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leyton Orient · Lincoln City · Liverpool · Luton Town · Middlesbrough · Norwich City · Plymouth Argyle · Portsmouth · Rotherham United · Scunthorpe United · Sheffield United · Southampton · Stoke City · Sunderland · Swansea Town

Third Division	Barnsley · Bradford City · Brentford · Bristol City · Bournemouth · Bury · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Coventry City · Grimsby Town · Halifax Town · Hull City · Newport County · Notts County · Port Vale · Queens Park Rangers · Reading · Southend United · Stockport County · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Torquay United · Walsall · Watford

Fourth Division	Accrington Stanley · Aldershot · Barrow · Bradford Park Avenue · Carlisle United · Chester · Crewe Alexandra · Crystal Palace · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Gillingham · Hartlepools United · Mansfield Town · Millwall · Northampton Town · Oldham Athletic · Peterborough United · Rochdale · Shrewsbury Town · Southport · Workington · Wrexham · York City