1972–73 Southern Football League
The 1972–73 season was the 70th in the history of the Southern League.
Premier Division
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kettering Town |
| Promoted | None |
| Relegated | Burton Albion Poole Town Ramsgate Waterlooville |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,236 (2.68 per match) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
The Premier Division featured four new teams:
- Burton Albion, promoted as runners-up of Division One North
- Kettering Town, promoted as champions of Division One North
- Ramsgate, promoted as runners-up of in Division One South
- Waterlooville, promoted as champions of Division One South
League table
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Football League elections
Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 10 non-League clubs applied for election, eight of which were Southern League clubs. All the League clubs were re-elected.[1]
Division One North
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grantham |
| Promoted | Atherstone Town Grantham |
| Relegated | Ilkeston Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,298 (2.81 per match) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
Division One featured nine new teams:
- Atherstone Town, runners-up of the West Midlands (Regional) League
- Bedworth United, tenth in the West Midlands (Regional) League
- Bromsgrove Rovers, fourth in the West Midlands (Regional) League
- Enderby Town
- Grantham, champions of the Midland League
- Kidderminster Harriers, third in the West Midlands (Regional) League
- Merthyr Tydfil relegated from the Premier Division
- Redditch United, sixth in the West Midlands (Regional) League
- Tamworth, champions of the West Midlands (Regional) League
League table
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Division One South
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maidstone United |
| Promoted | Maidstone United Tonbridge |
| Relegated | Winchester City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,347 (2.92 per match) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
Division One South featured eight new teams:
- Bath City and Gravesend & Northfleet relegated from the Premier Division
- Bideford, champions of the Western League
- Bletchley Town, Dunstable Town and Wealdstone, transferred from Division One North
- Bognor Regis Town, champions of the Sussex League
- Dorchester Town, seventh in the Western League
- Minehead, runners up in the Western League
League table
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