1969–70 Southern Football League


The 1969–70 Southern Football League season was the 67th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Cambridge United won the championship, winning their second Southern League title in a row and were elected to the Football League, whilst Ashford Town, Bedford Town, Cambridge City, Dartford were all promoted to the Premier Division.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:
Also, at the end of the previous season Wellington Town were renamed Telford United.
Cambridge United was elected to the Football League in place of Bradford Park Avenue. At the end of the season Brentwood Town resigned from the league after three seasons and folded. Thus, Gloucester City and Nuneaton Borough remained in the division.

League table

Division One

Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:
At the end of the season Wisbech Town resigned from the league and switched to the Eastern Counties Football League.

League table

Football League elections

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 13 non-League clubs applied for election, ten of which were Southern League clubs. Three League clubs were re-elected, and Cambridge United were elected.
ClubLeagueVotes
DarlingtonFootball League47
HartlepoolFootball League42
Cambridge UnitedSouthern League31
Newport CountyFootball League31
Bradford Park AvenueFootball League17
Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League3
Cambridge CitySouthern League2
Yeovil TownSouthern League1
Bedford TownSouthern League1
Hereford UnitedSouthern League1
MorecambeNorthern Premier League1
RomfordSouthern League1
Boston UnitedNorthern Premier League0
Chelmsford CitySouthern League0
Hillingdon BoroughSouthern League0
Telford UnitedSouthern League0
WimbledonSouthern League0