The 1967–68 Southern Football League season was the 65th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Chelmsford City won the championship, winning their second Southern League title, whilst Bedford Town, Kettering Town, Rugby Town and Worcester City were all promoted to the Premier Division. Twelve Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:

At the end of the season Stevenage Town left the league and folded, thus Burton Albion Albion were reprieved from relegation.

League table

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season1967–68
ChampionsChelmsford City
RelegatedCambridge City
Corby Town
Hastings United
Matches played462
Goals scored1,388 (3 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Chelmsford City 42 25 7 10 85 50 1.700 57
2 Wimbledon 42 24 7 11 85 47 1.809 55
3 Cambridge United 42 20 13 9 73 42 1.738 53
4 Cheltenham Town 42 23 7 12 97 67 1.448 53
5 Guildford City 42 18 13 11 56 43 1.302 49
6 Romford 42 20 8 14 72 60 1.200 48
7 Barnet 42 20 8 14 81 71 1.141 48
8 Margate 42 19 8 15 80 71 1.127 46
9 Wellington Town 42 16 13 13 70 66 1.061 45
10 Hillingdon Borough 42 18 9 15 53 54 0.981 45
11 King's Lynn 42 18 8 16 66 57 1.158 44
12 Yeovil Town 42 16 12 14 45 43 1.047 44
13 Weymouth 42 17 8 17 65 61 1.066 42
14 Hereford United 42 17 7 18 58 62 0.935 41
15 Nuneaton Borough 42 13 14 15 62 64 0.969 40
16 Dover 42 17 6 19 54 56 0.964 40
17 Poole Town 42 13 10 19 55 74 0.743 36
18 Stevenage Town 42 13 9 20 57 75 0.760 35 Club folded
19 Burton Albion 42 14 6 22 51 73 0.699 34 Reprieved from relegation
20 Corby Town 42 7 13 22 40 77 0.519 27 Relegated to Division One
21 Cambridge City 42 10 6 26 50 81 0.617 26
22 Hastings United 42 4 8 30 33 94 0.351 16
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division One

After three clubs left the league at the end of the previous season, Division One reverted to 22-clubs format, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

At the end of the season Folkestone Town was renamed Folkestone.

League table

Southern Football League
Division One
Season1967–68
ChampionsWorcester City
PromotedBedford Town
Kettering Town
Rugby Town
Worcester City
Matches played462
Goals scored1,438 (3.11 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Worcester City 42 23 14 5 93 35 2.657 60 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Kettering Town 42 24 10 8 88 39 2.256 58
3 Bedford Town 42 24 7 11 101 40 2.525 55
4 Rugby Town 42 20 15 7 72 44 1.636 55
5 Dartford 42 23 9 10 72 48 1.500 55
6 Bath City 42 21 12 9 78 51 1.529 54
7 Banbury United 42 22 9 11 79 59 1.339 53
8 Ramsgate Athletic 42 17 17 8 70 37 1.892 51
9 Merthyr Tydfil 42 18 13 11 80 66 1.212 49
10 Tonbridge 42 18 9 15 76 71 1.070 45
11 Canterbury City 42 16 11 15 66 63 1.048 43
12 Ashford Town (Kent) 42 18 6 18 73 79 0.924 42
13 Brentwood Town 42 16 9 17 63 73 0.863 41
14 Bexley United 42 12 13 17 56 64 0.875 37
15 Trowbridge Town 42 12 11 19 64 71 0.901 35
16 Gloucester City 42 12 9 21 54 68 0.794 33
17 Wisbech Town 42 11 10 21 43 78 0.551 32
18 Crawley Town 42 10 8 24 53 85 0.624 28
19 Folkestone Town 42 10 7 25 49 80 0.613 27
20 Dunstable Town 42 8 10 24 44 94 0.468 26
21 Barry Town 42 7 12 23 36 81 0.444 26
22 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 6 7 29 28 112 0.250 19
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Football League elections

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 15 non-League clubs applied for election, including twelve Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.[1]

Club League Votes
York CityFootball League46
ChesterFootball League44
Bradford Park AvenueFootball League44
WorkingtonFootball League38
Cheltenham TownSouthern League3
Bedford TownSouthern League2
Cambridge CitySouthern League2
Cambridge UnitedSouthern League2
Chelmsford CitySouthern League2
RuncornCheshire League2
Wigan AthleticCheshire League2
Guildford CitySouthern League1
Hereford UnitedSouthern League1
New BrightonCheshire League1
Wellington TownSouthern League1
WimbledonSouthern League1
Worcester CitySouthern League1
Yeovil TownSouthern League0
Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League0

References

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