Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League Premier Division 1977/78
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Bath City | 42 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 83 | 32 | +51 | 62 | Champions |
| 2nd | Weymouth | 42 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 58 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Maidstone United | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 51 | - |
| 4th | Worcester City | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 51 | - |
| 5th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 49 | - |
| 6th | Kettering Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 47 | - |
| 7th | Barnet | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 47 | - |
| 8th | Wealdstone | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 46 | - |
| 9th | Telford United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 45 | - |
| 10th | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 44 | - |
| 11th | Dartford | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 65 | -8 | 43 | - |
| 12th | Yeovil Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 42 | - |
| 13th | Hastings United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 39 | - |
| 14th | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 38 | - |
| 15th | Hillingdon Borough | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 35 | - |
| 16th | Atherstone Town | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 56 | -15 | 35 | - |
| 17th | Redditch United | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 35 | - |
| 18th | AP Leamington | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 57 | -23 | 35 | - |
| 19th | Minehead | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 34 | ▼Div 1 South |
| 20th | Dover | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 63 | -22 | 31 | ▼Div 1 South |
| 21st | Bedford Town | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 51 | 75 | -24 | 29 | ▼Div 1 North |
| 22nd | Grantham | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 40 | 66 | -26 | 28 | ▼Div 1 North |
Southern Football League Division 1 North 1977/78
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Witney Town | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 55 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Bridgend Town | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 49 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Burton Albion | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 45 | - |
| 4th | Enderby Town | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 44 | - |
| 5th | Bromsgrove Rovers | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 44 | - |
| 6th | Banbury United | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 44 | - |
| 7th | Kidderminster Harriers | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 43 | - |
| 8th | Merthyr Tydfil | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 42 | - |
| 9th | Cambridge City | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 40 | = |
| 10th | Barry Town | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 39 | - |
| 11th | Wellingborough Town | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 37 | - |
| 12th | King's Lynn | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 37 | - |
| 13th | Gloucester City | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 75 | -7 | 36 | - |
| 14th | Corby Town | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 35 | - |
| 15th | Dunstable | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 35 | ►Div 1 South |
| 16th | Stourbridge | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 53 | -1 | 33 | - |
| 17th | Tamworth | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 31 | - |
| 18th | Bedworth United | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 58 | -22 | 30 | - |
| 19th | Milton Keynes City | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 74 | -48 | 21 | - |
| 20th | Oswestry Town | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 85 | -56 | 20 | - |
Southern Football League Division 1 South 1977/78
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Margate | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 92 | 32 | +60 | 58 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Dorchester Town | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 56 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Salisbury | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 52 | - |
| 4th | Waterlooville | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 51 | - |
| 5th | Romford | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 49 | Resigned |
| 6th | Aylesbury United | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 47 | - |
| 7th | Trowbridge Town | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 43 | - |
| 8th | Chelmsford City | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 41 | - |
| 9th | Folkestone & Shepway | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 55 | +8 | 41 | - |
| 10th | Taunton Town | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 40 | - |
| 11th | Addlestone | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 38 | - |
| 12th | Crawley Town | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 37 | - |
| 13th | Basingstoke Town | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 33 | - |
| 14th | Tonbridge Angels | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 64 | 77 | -13 | 31 | - |
| 15th | Ashford Town (Kent) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 60 | -21 | 31 | = |
| 16th | Hounslow | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 62 | -19 | 30 | - |
| 17th | Bognor Regis Town | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 26 | - |
| 18th | Poole Town | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 68 | -25 | 26 | - |
| 19th | Andover | 38 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 68 | -38 | 20 | - |
| 20th | Canterbury City | 38 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 113 | -82 | 10 | - |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▼Romford Resigned from the League and Folded |
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ▲Alvechurch Joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| ▲Gosport Borough were Promoted from the Hampshire League |
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