1925–26 Southern Football League

Southern Football League Western Division
Season	1925–26
Champions	Plymouth Argyle II (2nd title)
Promoted	none
Relegated	Pontypridd (resigned)
Matches played	182
Goals scored	709 (3.9 per match)
	← 1924–25 1926–27 →

Southern Football League Eastern Division
Season	1925–26
Champions	Millwall II
Promoted	none
Relegated	Fulham II (resigned); Coventry City II (resigned); Nuneaton Town (resigned)
Matches played	306
Goals scored	1,384 (4.52 per match)
	← 1924–25 1926–27 →

The 1925–26 season was the 28th in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.^[1] Millwall II won the Eastern Division and Plymouth Argyle II won the Western Division. Plymouth were declared Southern League champions after defeating Millwall 1–0 in a championship play-off.^[2]

No clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League,^[3] whilst four clubs left the league at the end of the season.

Eastern Division

A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 16 sides from previous season and two new teams.

Newly elected teams:

Grays Thurrock United
Fulham II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Millwall II	34	24	6	4	106	37	2.865	54
2	Leicester City II	34	23	2	9	105	60	1.750	48
3	Brighton & Hove Albion II	34	21	4	9	105	69	1.522	46
4	Kettering Town	34	19	5	10	98	68	1.441	43
5	Peterborough & Fletton United	34	19	3	12	76	62	1.226	41
6	Portsmouth II	34	17	5	12	76	67	1.134	39
7	Norwich City II	34	17	4	13	85	90	0.944	38
8	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II	34	15	7	12	76	67	1.134	37
9	Southampton II	34	14	7	13	65	72	0.903	35
10	Fulham II	34	13	6	15	86	77	1.117	32	Left league at end of season
11	Grays Thurrock United	34	13	5	16	63	77	0.818	31
12	Guildford United	34	11	8	15	71	87	0.816	30
13	Watford II	34	12	2	20	62	94	0.660	26
14	Luton Town II	34	11	3	20	70	78	0.897	25
15	Folkestone	34	9	6	19	67	93	0.720	24
16	Reading II	34	10	3	21	58	84	0.690	23
17	Coventry City II	34	9	5	20	54	93	0.581	23	Left league at end of season
18	Nuneaton Town	34	7	3	24	61	109	0.560	17	Left league at end of season

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Western Division

The Western Division featured the same clubs as the previous season, minus the six clubs that had left.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result^[a]
1	Plymouth Argyle II	26	20	1	5	67	31	2.161	41
2	Bristol City II	26	16	4	6	48	28	1.714	36
3	Bristol Rovers II	26	13	4	9	51	35	1.457	30
4	Swindon Town II	26	13	4	9	57	40	1.425	30
5	Ebbw Vale	26	13	3	10	60	46	1.304	29
6	Torquay United	26	12	5	9	59	46	1.283	29
7	Yeovil & Petters United	26	9	8	9	43	48	0.896	26
8	Mid Rhondda United	26	12	1	13	47	49	0.959	25
9	Weymouth	26	10	3	13	64	60	1.067	23
10	Exeter City II	26	8	5	13	40	49	0.816	21
11	Barry	26	8	4	14	47	55	0.855	20
12	Taunton United	26	9	2	15	44	60	0.733	20
13	Pontypridd	26	7	5	14	44	77	0.571	19	Left league at end of season
14	Bath City	26	7	1	18	38	86	0.442	15

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
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