1977–78 Southern Football League

The 1977–78 Southern Football League season saw Bath City win the Premier Division.[1] Minehead, Dover, Bedford Town and Grantham were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst Witney Town, Margate, Bridgend Town and Dorchester Town were all promoted to the Premier Division, the former two as champions. Romford folded at the end of the season.

Tables

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured four new clubs:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGDPtsNotes
1Bath City422218283325162
2Weymouth422116564362858
3Maidstone United4220111159411851
4Worcester City4220111167501751
5Gravesend & Northfleet4219111257421549
6Kettering Town4218111358481047
7Barnet421811136358547
8Wealdstone421614125448646
9Telford United421711145245745
10Nuneaton Borough421514133836244
11Dartford421415135765−843
12Yeovil Town421414145749842
13Hastings United42159184960−1139
14Cheltenham Town421214164352−938
15Hillingdon Borough42139204554−935
16Atherstone Town421015174156−1535
17Redditch United42155224055−1535
18AP Leamington421113183457−2335
19Minehead421112194348−534Relegated to Division One
20Dover42913204163−2231
21Bedford Town42813215175−2429
22Grantham42116254066−2628

Football League elections

At the end of the season, the bottom four of the Football League had to be re-elected to retain their place, with one club from each of the Southern League and Northern Premier League also on the ballot. Champions Bath City participated in the vote, but finished bottom. NPL club Wigan Athletic were elected to the League after beating Southport in a second round of voting.[2]

ClubLeagueFirst round votesSecond round votes
York CityFootball League Division Four49
RochdaleFootball League Division Four39
Hartepool UnitedFootball League Division Four37
Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League2729
SouthportFootball League Division Four2120
Bath CitySouthern League23

Division One North

Division One North featured three new clubs, all of which had been relegated from the Premier Division the previous season:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGDPtsNotes
1Witney Town382015354272755Promoted to the Premier Division
2Bridgend Town38209959451449
3Burton Albion3817111048321645
4Enderby Town3817101159441544
5Bromsgrove Rovers3816121056411544
6Banbury United381710115247544
7Kidderminster Harriers3816111158411743
8Merthyr Tydfil381861485622342
9Cambridge City3814121256451140
10Barry Town3814111358481039
11Wellingborough Town381115124743437
12King's Lynn381213135555037
13Gloucester City38148166875−736
14Corby Town38917124648−235
15Dunstable381113144959−1035Transferred to Division One South at end of season
16Stourbridge38915145253−133
17Tamworth381011173748−1131
18Bedworth United38814163658−2230
19Milton Keynes City38511222674−4821
20Oswestry Town3868242985−5620

Division One South

Division One South featured five new clubs:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGDPtsNotes
1Margate382410492326058Promoted to Premier Division
2Dorchester Town382310567313656
3Salisbury382110760273352
4Waterlooville381913666363051
5Romford381715658372149Folded at end of season
6Aylesbury United382071156421447
7Trowbridge Town381611116559643
8Chelmsford City3815111258461241
9Folkestone & Shepway38169136456841
10Taunton Town381510135754340
11Addlestone381410145760−338
12Crawley Town38149156160137
13Basingstoke Town381111164450−633
14Tonbridge38135206477−1331
15Ashford Town38913163960−2131
16Hounslow381010184362−1930
17Bognor Regis Town3898215269−1726
18Poole Town38810204368−2526
19Andover38412223068−3820
20Canterbury City38263031113−8210

References

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