Southern Football League from Season 1920-21 to 1938-39
League positions of the Southern League from 1920-21 to 1938-39.
| SEASON | 1920 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| TEAM | 1921 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION RESERVES | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||
| PORTSMOUTH RESERVES | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| MILLWALL RESERVES | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |||
| SOUTHAMPTON RESERVES | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||
| BOSCOMBE | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| READING RESERVES | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| LUTON TOWN RESERVES | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 8 | To Football League Division Three South | |||||||||||||||||
| WATFORD RESERVES | 9 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| NORWICH CITY RESERVES | 10 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| GILLINGHAM RESERVES | 11 | 5 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| CHATHAM TOWN | 12 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| THORNYCROFTS | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| BARRY | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 12 |
| ABERDARE ATHLETIC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| EBBW VALE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |||||||
| PONTYPRIDD | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| MID RHONDDA (MR UNITED from 1924-25) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| ABERTILLERY | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| TON PENTRE | 7 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| ABERAMAN ATHLETIC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| LLANELLY | 9 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||
| MARDY | 10 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| PORTH ATHLETIC | 11 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RESERVES | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | |
| BRISTOL CITY RESERVES | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||
| CHARLTON ATHLETIC RESERVES | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| BATH CITY | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | |
| SWINDON TOWN RESERVES | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 20 | ||||||
| EXETER CITY RESERVES | 16 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 18 | |
| GUILDFORD UNITED (GUILDFORD CITY from 1927-28) | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| SOUTHEND UNITED RESERVES | 19 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| SWANSEA TOWN RESERVES | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| BRISTOL ROVERS RESERVES | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | |||
| TORQUAY UNITED | 6 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | To Football League Division Three South | |||||||||||||
| COVENTRY CITY RESERVES | 12 | 9 | 11 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| YEOVIL & PETTERS | 17 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |||
| BRIDGEND TOWN | 6 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| CAERPHILLY | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PETERBOROUGH & FLETTON | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||
| LEICESTER CITY RESERVES | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| FOLKESTONE | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | |||
| NORTHAMPTON TOWN RESERVES | 12 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| KETTERING (KETTERING TOWN from 1924-25) | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| BOURNEMOUTH RESERVES | 16 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |||||||
| CARDIFF CITY RESERVES | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| WEYMOUTH | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| NEWPORT COUNTY RESERVES | 14 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 17 | |||||
| NUNEATON TOWN | 15 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| TAUNTON UNITED (TAUNTON TOWN from 1927-28) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||
| FULHAM RESERVES | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GRAYS THURROCK UNITED | 11 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| DARTFORD | 8 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 23 | ||||||
| POOLE | 14 | 10 | 13 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| NORTHFLEET UNITED | 3 | 9 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| ALDERSHOT TOWN | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| SITTINGBOURNE | 8 | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| SHEPPY UNITED | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| ABERDARE & ABERAMAN | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TORQUAY UNITED RESERVES | 10 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 19 | |||||||
| MERTHYR TOWN RESERVES | 14 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| THAMES ASSOCIATION | 14 | 3 | To Football League Division Three South | ||||||||||||||||
| LOVELL'S ATHLETIC | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| THAMES RESERVES | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MERTHYR TOWN | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| TUNBRIDGE WELLS RANGERS | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||
| NEWPORT COUNTY | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ALDERSHOT RESERVES | 8 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| MARGATE | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| CLAPTON ORIENT RESERVES | 4 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| CHELTENHAM TOWN | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| IPSWICH TOWN | 1 | 3 | FLD3S | ||||||||||||||||
| COLCHESTER UNITED | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| GILLINGHAM | SOUTHERN LEAGUE ENGLISH DIVISION (1920-21 to 1922-23) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| ARSENAL RESERVES | SOUTHERN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION (1923-24 to 1935-36) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| CHELMSFORD CITY | SOUTHERN LEAGUE (1936-37 to 1938-39) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| IPSWICH TOWN RESERVES | SOUTHERN LEAGUE WELSH DIVISION (1920-21 to 1922-23) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| WORCESTER CITY | SOUTHERN LEAGUE WESTERN DIVISION (1923-24 to 1935-36) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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