1956–57 Southern Football League


The 1956–57 Southern Football League season was the 54th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
No new clubs had joined the league for this season so the league consisted of 22 clubs from previous season. Kettering Town were champions, winning their first Southern League title. Five Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful. At the end of the season Welsh FA refused to sanction Llanelly's stay in the Southern League, the club left the league after seven years and switched to the Welsh football pyramid.

League table

Football League elections

Five Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as all four League clubs were re-elected.
ClubLeagueVotes
Norwich CityFootball League48
Tranmere RoversFootball League48
Crewe AlexandraFootball League47
Swindon TownFootball League42
Peterborough UnitedMidland League7
Bedford TownSouthern League1
Burton AlbionBirmingham & District League1
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination1
Headington UnitedSouthern League0
Kettering TownSouthern League0
King's LynnMidland League0
MorecambeLancashire Combination0
NelsonLancashire Combination0
North ShieldsNorth Eastern League0
Worcester CitySouthern League0
Yeovil TownSouthern League0