Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League Premier Division 1960/61
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Oxford United | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 104 | 43 | 2.419 | 64 | Champions |
| 2nd | Chelmsford City | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 91 | 55 | 1.655 | 57 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Yeovil Town | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 109 | 54 | 2.019 | 55 | - |
| 4th | Hereford United | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 67 | 1.239 | 52 | - |
| 5th | Weymouth | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 78 | 63 | 1.238 | 51 | - |
| 6th | Bath City | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 52 | 1.423 | 50 | - |
| 7th | Cambridge City | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 101 | 71 | 1.423 | 44 | - |
| 8th | Wellington Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 68 | 0.971 | 43 | - |
| 9th | Bedford Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 94 | 97 | 0.969 | 43 | - |
| 10th | Folkestone Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 75 | 86 | 0.872 | 43 | - |
| 11th | King's Lynn | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 68 | 66 | 1.030 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Worcester City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 69 | 69 | 1.000 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Clacton Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 82 | 83 | 0.988 | 41 | - |
| 14th | Romford | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 66 | 69 | 0.957 | 41 | - |
| 15th | Guildford City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 62 | 1.048 | 39 | - |
| 16th | Tonbridge | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 79 | 85 | 0.929 | 38 | - |
| 17th | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 81 | 81 | 1.000 | 37 | - |
| 18th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 75 | 101 | 0.743 | 37 | - |
| 19th | Dartford | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 90 | 0.633 | 37 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | Hastings United | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 60 | 100 | 0.600 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Wisbech Town | 42 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 58 | 112 | 0.518 | 24 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Boston United | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 62 | 123 | 0.504 | 20 | Resigned |
Southern Football League Division 1 1960/61
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Kettering Town | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 55 | 1.818 | 59 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Cambridge United | 40 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 100 | 53 | 1.887 | 55 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Bexleyheath & Welling | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 46 | 2.022 | 52 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Merthyr Tydfil | 40 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 88 | 65 | 1.354 | 52 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Sittingbourne | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 63 | 1.222 | 52 | - |
| 6th | Hinckley Athletic | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 74 | 59 | 1.254 | 47 | - |
| 7th | Ramsgate Athletic | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 77 | 56 | 1.375 | 45 | - |
| 8th | Rugby Town | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 89 | 71 | 1.254 | 45 | - |
| 9th | Corby Town | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 73 | 1.123 | 42 | - |
| 10th | Poole Town | 40 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 71 | 65 | 1.092 | 41 | - |
| 11th | Barry Town | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 74 | 0.878 | 41 | - |
| 12th | Yiewsley | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 65 | 76 | 0.855 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Trowbridge Town | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 71 | 73 | 0.973 | 38 | - |
| 14th | Ashford Town (Kent) | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 67 | 0.910 | 36 | - |
| 15th | Margate | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 75 | 0.827 | 34 | - |
| 16th | Dover | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 74 | 0.905 | 31 | - |
| 17th | Canterbury City | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 75 | 0.693 | 30 | - |
| 18th | Nuneaton Borough | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 91 | 0.659 | 29 | - |
| 19th | Burton Albion | 40 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 63 | 85 | 0.741 | 28 | - |
| 20th | Tunbridge Wells United | 40 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 56 | 115 | 0.487 | 21 | - |
| 21st | Gloucester City | 40 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 40 | 102 | 0.392 | 21 | - |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▼Boston United Resigned from the League and joined the Central Alliance League |
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