Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League Premier Division 1970/71
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Yeovil Town | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 31 | 2.129 | 57 | Champions |
| 2nd | Cambridge City | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 66 | 38 | 1.737 | 55 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Romford | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 42 | 1.500 | 55 | - |
| 4th | Hereford United | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 53 | 1.340 | 54 | - |
| 5th | Chelmsford City | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 32 | 1.906 | 51 | - |
| 6th | Barnet | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 49 | 1.408 | 50 | - |
| 7th | Bedford Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 46 | 1.348 | 50 | - |
| 8th | Wimbledon | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 72 | 54 | 1.333 | 48 | - |
| 9th | Worcester City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 46 | 1.326 | 48 | - |
| 10th | Weymouth | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 64 | 47 | 1.362 | 44 | - |
| 11th | Dartford | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 51 | 1.039 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Dover | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 63 | 1.016 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Margate | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 70 | 0.914 | 40 | - |
| 14th | Hillingdon Borough | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 61 | 68 | 0.897 | 40 | - |
| 15th | Bath City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 68 | 0.706 | 38 | - |
| 16th | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 66 | 0.652 | 36 | - |
| 17th | Telford United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 64 | 70 | 0.914 | 34 | - |
| 18th | Poole Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 57 | 75 | 0.760 | 34 | - |
| 19th | King's Lynn | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 44 | 67 | 0.657 | 29 | ▼Div 1 North |
| 20th | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 86 | 0.605 | 29 | ▼Div 1 South |
| 21st | Kettering Town | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 48 | 84 | 0.571 | 27 | ▼Div 1 North |
| 22nd | Gloucester City | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 81 | 0.420 | 22 | ▼Div 1 North |
Southern Football League Division 1 1970/71
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Guildford City | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 76 | 36 | 2.111 | 54 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Merthyr Tydfil | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 33 | 1.576 | 50 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Gravesend & Northfleet | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 42 | 1.762 | 48 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Folkestone | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 83 | 53 | 1.566 | 48 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Burton Albion | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 37 | 1.514 | 48 | ►Div 1 North |
| 6th | Rugby Town | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 40 | 1.450 | 48 | ►Div 1 North |
| 7th | Ramsgate Athletic | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 83 | 54 | 1.537 | 45 | ►Div 1 South |
| 8th | Trowbridge Town | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 78 | 55 | 1.418 | 45 | ►Div 1 South |
| 9th | Bexley United | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 45 | 1.267 | 45 | ►Div 1 South |
| 10th | Crawley Town | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 84 | 68 | 1.235 | 41 | ►Div 1 South |
| 11th | Hastings United | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 50 | 1.020 | 38 | ►Div 1 South |
| 12th | Banbury United | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 53 | 1.094 | 37 | ►Div 1 North |
| 13th | Corby Town | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 60 | 0.950 | 36 | ►Div 1 North |
| 14th | Salisbury | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 56 | 60 | 0.933 | 33 | ►Div 1 South |
| 15th | Cheltenham Town | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 58 | 0.759 | 31 | ►Div 1 North |
| 16th | Stevenage Athletic | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 55 | 79 | 0.696 | 31 | ►Div 1 North |
| 17th | Tonbridge | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 48 | 83 | 0.578 | 24 | ►Div 1 South |
| 18th | Barry Town | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 35 | 82 | 0.427 | 24 | ►Div 1 North |
| 19th | Dunstable Town | 38 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 32 | 81 | 0.395 | 20 | ►Div 1 North |
| 20th | Canterbury City | 38 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 37 | 105 | 0.352 | 14 | ►Div 1 South |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes-
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ►Maidstone United Transferred from the Isthmian League |
| ►Wealdstone Transferred from the Isthmian League |
| ▲Andover Joined from the Western League |
| ▲Basingstoke Town Joined from the Hampshire League |
| ▲Bletchley Town Joined from the Metropolitan League |
| ▲Bury Town Joined from the Metropolitan League |
| ▲Ilkeston Town Joined from the Midland League |
| ▲Lockheed Leamington Joined from the Midland League |
| ▲Metropolitan Police Joined from the Metropolitan League |
| ▲Stourbridge Joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| ▲Waterlooville Joined from the Hampshire League |
| ▲Wellingborough Town Joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| ▲Winchester City Joined from the Hampshire League |
| ▲Woodford Town Joined from the Metropolitan League |
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