# 1928–29 Southern Football League

The 1928–29 season was the thirty-first in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions. Kettering Town won the Eastern Division and Plymouth Argyle reserves won the Western Division. Plymouth reserves were declared Southern League champions after winning a championship play-off at Kettering 4-2.
Three clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League, although none were successful. Two clubs (both from the Eastern Division) left the league at the end of the season.

## Eastern Division

A total of 19 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and one new team.
Newly elected team:
* Thames Association
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
| 1 | Kettering Town | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 96 | 46 | 2.087 | 52 | |
| 2 | Peterborough & Fletton United | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 86 | 44 | 1.955 | 47 | |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion II | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 91 | 56 | 1.625 | 47 | |
| 4 | Millwall II | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 90 | 67 | 1.343 | 46 | |
| 5 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 58 | 1.414 | 45 | |
| 6 | Aldershot Town | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 52 | 1.308 | 41 | |
| 7 | Sheppey United | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 58 | 1.000 | 41 | |
| 8 | Folkestone | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 83 | 80 | 1.038 | 40 | |
| 9 | Northfleet United | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 87 | 65 | 1.338 | 38 | |
| 10 | Gillingham II | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 70 | 0.971 | 38 | Left league at end of season |
| 11 | Guildford City | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 85 | 78 | 1.090 | 37 | |
| 12 | Southampton II | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 86 | 79 | 1.089 | 34 | |
| 13 | Poole | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 34 | |
| 14 | Thames Association | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 67 | 74 | 0.905 | 31 | |
| 15 | Dartford | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 55 | 106 | 0.519 | 26 | |
| 16 | Chatham Town | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 81 | 0.580 | 24 | Left league at end of season |
| 17 | Sittingbourne | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 59 | 98 | 0.602 | 23 | |
| 18 | Norwich City II | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 48 | 96 | 0.500 | 22 | |
| 19 | Grays Thurrock United | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 47 | 91 | 0.516 | 18 | |

## Western Division

A total of 14 teams contest the division, including 13 sides from previous season and one new team.
Newly elected team:
* Lovells Athletic
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle II | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 27 | 2.556 | 36 |
| 2 | Newport County II | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 64 | 58 | 1.103 | 32 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers II | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 45 | 1.200 | 31 |
| 4 | Bristol City II | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 70 | 46 | 1.522 | 30 |
| 5 | Torquay United II | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 42 | 1.238 | 30 |
| 6 | Bath City | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 59 | 1.034 | 30 |
| 7 | Exeter City II | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 53 | 1.302 | 28 |
| 8 | Lovells Athletic | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 48 | 1.125 | 28 |
| 9 | Swindon Town II | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 68 | 74 | 0.919 | 27 |
| 10 | Yeovil & Petters United | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 49 | 57 | 0.860 | 24 |
| 11 | Taunton Town | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 66 | 0.879 | 23 |
| 12 | Ebbw Vale | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 66 | 0.848 | 23 |
| 13 | Barry | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 66 | 0.576 | 15 |
| 14 | Merthyr Town II | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 37 | 92 | 0.402 | 7 |

## Football League election

Three Southern League clubs, Aldershot Town, Thames Association and Kettering Town, applied to join the Football League. However, both League clubs were re-elected.
| Club | League | Votes |
| Exeter City | Football League | 42 |
| Gillingham | Football League | 35 |
| Argonauts | None | 6 |
| Aldershot Town | Southern League | 5 |
| Thames Association | Southern League | 1 |
| Kettering Town | Southern League | 1 |
| Llanelly | Welsh National League (South) | 0 |