1966–67 Southern Football League
The 1966–67 Southern Football League season was the 64th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Romford won the championship, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Barnet, Bath City, Burton Albion and Hillingdon Borough 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
[edit]The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:
League table
[edit]| Season | 1966–67 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Romford |
| Relegated | Bath City Bedford Town Folkestone Town Worcester City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,457 (3.15 per match) |
← 1965–66 1967–68 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romford | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 60 | 1.333 | 52 | |
| 2 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 82 | 54 | 1.519 | 51 | |
| 3 | Weymouth | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 40 | 1.600 | 50 | |
| 4 | Wimbledon | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 88 | 60 | 1.467 | 49 | |
| 5 | Barnet | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 86 | 66 | 1.303 | 49 | |
| 6 | Guildford City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 51 | 1.275 | 48 | |
| 7 | Wellington Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 67 | 1.045 | 47 | |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 67 | 1.119 | 45 | |
| 9 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 45 | |
| 10 | King's Lynn | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 78 | 72 | 1.083 | 44 | |
| 11 | Hereford United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 61 | 1.295 | 44 | |
| 12 | Cambridge City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 70 | 0.943 | 43 | |
| 13 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 71 | 0.845 | 43 | |
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 72 | 0.917 | 42 | |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 63 | 71 | 0.887 | 39 | |
| 16 | Corby Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 75 | 0.800 | 39 | |
| 17 | Poole Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 65 | 0.800 | 39 | |
| 18 | Hillingdon Borough | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 70 | 0.700 | 35 | |
| 19 | Bath City | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 74 | 0.689 | 34 | Relegated to Division One |
| 20 | Worcester City | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 59 | 79 | 0.747 | 30 | |
| 21 | Bedford Town | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 72 | 0.750 | 29 | |
| 22 | Folkestone Town | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 44 | 81 | 0.543 | 27 |
Division One
[edit]Division One consisted of 24 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
- Four clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
- Plus:
- Banbury United, joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League
At the end of the season Hinckley Athletic and Sittingbourne resigned from the Southern Football League, while Tunbridge Wells Rangers folded.
League table
[edit]| Season | 1966–67 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dover |
| Promoted | Dover Hastings United Margate Stevenage Town |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,784 (3.23 per match) |
← 1965–66 1967–68 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 92 | 35 | 2.629 | 70 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Hastings United | 46 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 127 | 54 | 2.352 | 69 | |
| 3 | Margate | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 90 | 32 | 2.813 | 66 | |
| 4 | Stevenage Town | 46 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 89 | 45 | 1.978 | 66 | |
| 5 | Kettering Town | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 105 | 62 | 1.694 | 63 | |
| 6 | Crawley Town | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 81 | 48 | 1.688 | 60 | |
| 7 | Ramsgate Athletic | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 79 | 62 | 1.274 | 54 | |
| 8 | Dartford | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 92 | 67 | 1.373 | 53 | |
| 9 | Tonbridge | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 91 | 69 | 1.319 | 52 | |
| 10 | Trowbridge Town | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 73 | 60 | 1.217 | 52 | |
| 11 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 74 | 68 | 1.088 | 44 | |
| 12 | Merthyr Tydfil | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 81 | 71 | 1.141 | 43 | |
| 13 | Gloucester City | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 69 | 83 | 0.831 | 42 | |
| 14 | Canterbury City | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 75 | 0.760 | 42 | |
| 15 | Wisbech Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 87 | 93 | 0.935 | 41 | |
| 16 | Bexley United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 53 | 69 | 0.768 | 41 | |
| 17 | Banbury United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 88 | 100 | 0.880 | 40 | |
| 18 | Rugby Town | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 57 | 77 | 0.740 | 37 | |
| 19 | Dunstable Town | 46 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 55 | 87 | 0.632 | 34 | |
| 20 | Barry Town | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 62 | 89 | 0.697 | 33 | |
| 21 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 63 | 106 | 0.594 | 31 | |
| 22 | Hinckley Athletic | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 44 | 100 | 0.440 | 28 | Resigned to the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| 23 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | 46 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 31 | 96 | 0.323 | 23 | Club folded |
| 24 | Sittingbourne | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 44 | 136 | 0.324 | 20 | Resigned to the Kent League |
Football League elections
[edit]Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 14 non-League clubs applied for election, including twelve Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.[1]