The 1910–11 season was the 17th in the history of Southern Football League. Swindon Town won Division One for the first time and Reading finished top of the Division Two.[1] Reading returned to Division One after previous season relegation along with Stoke.

No Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League this season.

Division One

Southern Football League Division One
Season1910–11
ChampionsSwindon Town (1st title)
Promotednone
RelegatedSouthend United
Portsmouth
Matches played380
Goals scored1,033 (2.72 per match)

There were no new clubs in Division One this season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Relegation
1 Swindon Town 38 24 5 9 80 31 2.581 53
2 Northampton Town 38 18 12 8 54 27 2.000 48
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 20 8 10 58 36 1.611 48
4 Crystal Palace 38 17 13 8 55 48 1.146 47
5 West Ham United 38 17 11 10 63 46 1.370 45
6 Queens Park Rangers 38 13 14 11 52 41 1.268 40
7 Leyton 38 16 8 14 57 52 1.096 40
8 Plymouth Argyle 38 15 9 14 54 55 0.982 39
9 Luton Town 38 15 8 15 67 63 1.063 38
10 Norwich City 38 15 8 15 46 48 0.958 38
11 Coventry City 38 16 6 16 65 68 0.956 38
12 Brentford 38 14 9 15 41 42 0.976 37
13 Exeter City 38 14 9 15 51 53 0.962 37
14 Watford 38 13 9 16 49 65 0.754 35
15 Millwall 38 11 9 18 42 54 0.778 31
16 Bristol Rovers 38 10 10 18 42 55 0.764 30
17 Southampton 38 11 8 19 42 67 0.627 30
18 New Brompton 38 11 8 19 34 65 0.523 30
19 Southend United 38 10 9 19 47 64 0.734 29 Relegated to Division Two
20 Portsmouth 38 8 11 19 34 53 0.642 27
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Division Two

Southern Football League Division Two
Season1910–11
ChampionsReading
PromotedReading
Stoke
RelegatedSalisbury City (resigned)
Matches played132
Goals scored511 (3.87 per match)

A total of twelve teams contest the division, including 7 sides from previous season Division Two A and Division Two B, two teams relegated from Division One and three new teams.

Teams relegated from 1909–10 Division One:

  • Croydon Common
  • Reading

Newly elected teams:

  • Cardiff City
  • Treharris
  • Walsall

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion
1 Reading 22 16 3 3 55 11 5.000 35 Promoted to Division One
2 Stoke 22 17 1 4 72 21 3.429 35
3 Merthyr Town 22 15 3 4 52 22 2.364 33
4 Cardiff City 22 12 4 6 48 29 1.655 28
5 Croydon Common 22 11 3 8 61 26 2.346 25
6 Treharris 22 10 3 9 38 31 1.226 23
7 Aberdare 22 9 5 8 38 33 1.152 23
8 Ton Pentre 22 10 3 9 44 40 1.100 23
9 Walsall 22 7 4 11 37 41 0.902 18
10 Kettering 22 6 1 15 34 68 0.500 13
11 Chesham Town 22 1 3 18 16 97 0.165 5
12 Salisbury City 22 0 3 19 16 92 0.174 3 Left league at end of season
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References

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