# 1906–07 Southern Football League

The 1906–07 season was the 13th in the history of Southern League. Fulham won Division One for a consecutive title and were elected to the Football League. No other teams were applied for election to the Football League. Southend United won Division Two, but there was no promotion or relegation between the divisions.

## Division One

A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and two teams promoted from Division Two.
Teams promoted from 1905–06 Division Two:
* Crystal Palace
* Leyton
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fulham | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 32 | 1.813 | 53 | Elected to the Football League Second Division |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 36 | 1.778 | 51 | |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 43 | 1.233 | 45 | |
| 4 | Luton Town | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 52 | 1.000 | 45 | |
| 5 | West Ham United | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 60 | 41 | 1.463 | 44 | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 45 | 1.400 | 43 | |
| 7 | Millwall | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 71 | 50 | 1.420 | 42 | |
| 8 | Norwich City | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 42 | |
| 9 | Watford | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 46 | 43 | 1.070 | 42 | |
| 10 | Brentford | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 56 | 1.018 | 42 | |
| 11 | Southampton | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 56 | 0.875 | 35 | |
| 12 | Reading | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 47 | 1.213 | 34 | |
| 13 | Leyton | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 60 | 0.633 | 34 | |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 54 | 1.019 | 33 | |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 50 | 0.860 | 33 | |
| 16 | New Brompton | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 59 | 0.797 | 33 | |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 54 | 0.796 | 33 | |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 55 | 0.855 | 32 | |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 46 | 66 | 0.697 | 25 | |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 88 | 0.330 | 19 | |

## Division Two

A total of 12 teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season and four new teams, all of them are newly elected teams.
Newly elected teams:
* Tunbridge Wells Rangers - transferred from Kent League
* Southend United
* Salisbury City
* Royal Engineers Aldershot
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Southend United | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 23 | 2.522 | 33 | |
| 2 | West Ham United II | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 30 | 2.133 | 31 | Left league at end of season |
| 3 | Portsmouth II | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 44 | 1.205 | 28 | |
| 4 | Fulham II | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 1.469 | 26 | Left league at end of season |
| 5 | Hastings & St.Leonards | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 1.484 | 24 | |
| 6 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 36 | 1.278 | 21 | |
| 7 | Salisbury City | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 42 | 0.952 | 20 | |
| 8 | Southampton II | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 56 | 0.661 | 18 | |
| 9 | Swindon Town II | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 0.761 | 17 | |
| 10 | Reading II | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 0.681 | 16 | Left league at end of season |
| 11 | Royal Engineers Aldershot | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 58 | 0.466 | 14 | Left league at end of season |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 68 | 0.412 | 14 | |

## Football League elections

Only one Southern League club, Fulham, applied for election to Division Two of the Football League. They offered midland clubs £15 and northern clubs £20 in expenses for travelling to London and were successful, topping the ballot, and replaced Burton United in the League.
| Club | League | Votes |
| Fulham | Southern League | ?? |
| Lincoln City | Football League | 28 |
| Chesterfield Town | Football League | 23 |
| Oldham Athletic | Lancashire Combination | 17 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | None | 11 |
| Burton United | Football League | 7 |
| Rotherham Town | Midland League | 0 |
| Wigan Town | The Combination | 0 |
| Salford United | Manchester League | 0 |