All-time Southern League Premier Division Table
The All-Time Southern League Premier Division Table is a cumulative record of all points and goals of every team that has played in the Premier Division of the Southern League (currently Level 7 of the English Football League System) since its creation in 1894.
This table reports the real points achieved by every team through its participations: according to English Football League points systems, victories were awarded with
2 points for a win until 1982 and 3 points for a win since season 1982-83, while draws have always been awarded 1 point.
Please note - points totals include points deducted, while results of Play-Off matches are not included ('Regular Season' records only).
Division Names and Numbers of Clubs
between 1894 & 1920 - Division 1
1894 - (9 clubs) - 1895 - (10) - 1896 - (11) - 1897 - (12) - 1898 - (13) - 1899 - (15) - 1901 - (16) - 1903 - (18) - 1906 - (20) - 1908 - (21) - 1909 - (22) - 1910 - (20) - 1915 / 1919 - (22) - 1920
between 1920 & 1923 - English/Welsh Sections
1920 - (13/11 clubs) - 1921 - (19/9) - 1922 - (20/7) - 1923
between 1923 & 1936 - Eastern/Western Sections
1923 - (16/18 clubs) - 1924 - (17/20) - 1925 - (18/14) - 1926 - (17/14) - 1927 - (18/16) - 1928 - (19/14) - 1929 - (17/15) - 1930 - (9/12) - 1931 - (10/13) - 1932 - (8/11) - 1933 - (9/11) - 1934 - (10/9) - 1936
between 1936 & 1958 - Southern League
1936 - (16 clubs) - 1937 - (18) - 1938 - (23) - 1939 / 1945 - (11) - 1946 - (17) - 1947 - (18) - 1948 - (22) - 1949 - (24) - 1950 - (23) - 1951 - (22) - 1958
between 1958 & 1959 - South-Eastern/North-Western Sections
1958 - (17/18 clubs) - 1959
between 1959 & 1979 - Premier Division
1959 - (22 clubs) - 1962 - (21) - 1963 - (22) - 1979
between 1979 & 1982 - Midland/Southern Divisions
1979 - (22/24 clubs) - 1982
from 1982 onwards - Premier Division
1982 - (20 clubs) - 1986 - (22) - 1992 - (21) - 1993 - (22) - 2010.
All-Time League Table
$ Clubs are no longer in existence (or have been reformed).
The table is accurate as of the end of the 2009-10 season.
See also
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