Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League Premier Division 1961/62
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Oxford United | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 118 | 46 | 2.565 | 61 | ▲Elected to FL |
| 2nd | Bath City | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 102 | 70 | 1.457 | 57 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Guildford City | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 79 | 49 | 1.612 | 56 | - |
| 4th | Yeovil Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 97 | 59 | 1.644 | 54 | - |
| 5th | Chelmsford City | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 60 | 1.233 | 50 | - |
| 6th | Weymouth | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 80 | 64 | 1.250 | 47 | - |
| 7th | Kettering Town | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 90 | 84 | 1.071 | 47 | - |
| 8th | Hereford United | 42 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 81 | 68 | 1.191 | 44 | - |
| 9th | Cambridge City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 71 | 0.986 | 44 | - |
| 10th | Bexleyheath & Welling | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 69 | 75 | 0.920 | 43 | - |
| 11th | Romford | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 70 | 0.900 | 39 | - |
| 12th | Cambridge United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 76 | 78 | 0.974 | 38 | - |
| 13th | Wellington Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 78 | 0.962 | 38 | - |
| 14th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 59 | 92 | 0.641 | 38 | - |
| 15th | Bedford Town | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 73 | 79 | 0.924 | 37 | - |
| 16th | Worcester City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 64 | 0.797 | 37 | - |
| 17th | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 80 | 0.775 | 37 | - |
| 18th | Clacton Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 74 | 91 | 0.813 | 36 | - |
| 19th | Tonbridge | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 71 | 92 | 0.772 | 34 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | King's Lynn | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 74 | 0.797 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Folkestone Town | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 64 | 103 | 0.621 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 48 | 86 | 0.558 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
Southern Football League Division 1 1961/62
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Wisbech Town | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 42 | 1.810 | 53 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Poole Town | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 47 | 1.723 | 52 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Dartford | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 89 | 50 | 1.780 | 50 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Rugby Town | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 82 | 49 | 1.673 | 49 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Margate | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 46 | - |
| 6th | Corby Town | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 82 | 60 | 1.367 | 44 | - |
| 7th | Sittingbourne | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 69 | 51 | 1.353 | 44 | - |
| 8th | Dover | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 55 | 1.200 | 44 | - |
| 9th | Yiewsley | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 | 42 | - |
| 10th | Barry Town | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | 39 | - |
| 11th | Ashford Town (Kent) | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 70 | 0.943 | 39 | - |
| 12th | Hinckley Athletic | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 65 | 1.154 | 38 | - |
| 13th | Burton Albion | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 70 | 79 | 0.886 | 37 | - |
| 14th | Nuneaton Borough | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 63 | 71 | 0.887 | 36 | - |
| 15th | Tunbridge Wells United | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 85 | 0.718 | 31 | - |
| 16th | Canterbury City | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 82 | 0.732 | 30 | - |
| 17th | Ramsgate Athletic | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 70 | 0.700 | 29 | - |
| 18th | Trowbridge Town | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 67 | 0.672 | 27 | - |
| 19th | Gloucester City | 38 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 46 | 104 | 0.442 | 16 | - |
| 20th | Hastings United | 38 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 46 | 115 | 0.400 | 14 | - |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▲Oxford United were Elected to the Football League Fourth Division |
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