Southern Football League Tables
1977/78 Tables◄ 1978/79 Tables ►1979/80 Tables
Southern Football League Premier Division 1978/79
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Worcester City | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 92 | 33 | +59 | 65 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 2nd | Kettering Town | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 109 | 43 | +66 | 61 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 3rd | Telford United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 54 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 4th | Maidstone United | 42 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 54 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 5th | Bath City | 42 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 53 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 6th | Weymouth | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 51 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 7th | AP Leamington | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 49 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 8th | Redditch United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 48 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 9th | Yeovil Town | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 46 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 10th | Witney Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 44 | ►SFL Midland |
| 11th | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 43 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 12th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 42 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 13th | Barnet | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 42 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 14th | Hillingdon Borough | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 40 | ►SFL Southern |
| 15th | Wealdstone | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 59 | -8 | 36 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 16th | Atherstone Town | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 35 | Resigned |
| 17th | Dartford | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 56 | -16 | 34 | ►SFL Southern |
| 18th | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 72 | -34 | 32 | ►SFL Midland |
| 19th | Margate | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 44 | 75 | -31 | 29 | ►SFL Southern |
| 20th | Dorchester Town | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 86 | -40 | 25 | ►SFL Southern |
| 21st | Hastings United | 42 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 85 | -48 | 23 | ►SFL Southern |
| 22nd | Bridgend Town | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 39 | 90 | -51 | 18 | ►SFL Midland |
Southern Football League Division 1 North 1978/79
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Grantham | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 52 | ►NPL |
| 2nd | Merthyr Tydfil | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 90 | 53 | +37 | 51 | ►SFL Midland |
| 3rd | Alvechurch | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 50 | ►SFL Midland |
| 4th | Bedford Town | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 47 | ►SFL Midland |
| 5th | King's Lynn | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 45 | ►SFL Midland |
| 6th | Oswestry Town | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 44 | ►NPL |
| 7th | Gloucester City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 76 | 59 | +17 | 44 | ►SFL Midland |
| 8th | Burton Albion | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 42 | ►NPL |
| 9th | Kidderminster Harriers | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 40 | ►SFL Midland |
| 10th | Bedworth United | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 40 | ►SFL Midland |
| 11th | Tamworth | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 38 | ►NPL |
| 12th | Stourbridge | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 37 | ►SFL Midland |
| 13th | Barry Town | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 53 | -2 | 37 | ►SFL Midland |
| 14th | Enderby Town | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 36 | ►SFL Midland |
| 15th | Banbury United | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 33 | ►SFL Midland |
| 16th | Wellingborough Town | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 71 | -21 | 32 | ►SFL Midland |
| 17th | Cambridge City | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 62 | -25 | 27 | ►SFL Midland |
| 18th | Bromsgrove Rovers | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 33 | 61 | -28 | 26 | ►SFL Midland |
| 19th | Milton Keynes City | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 87 | -50 | 23 | ►SFL Midland |
| 20th | Corby Town | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 40 | 85 | -45 | 16 | ►SFL Midland |
Southern Football League Division 1 South 1978/79
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Dover | 40 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 88 | 20 | +68 | 65 | ►SFL Southern |
| 2nd | Folkestone & Shepway | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 84 | 50 | +34 | 50 | ►SFL Southern |
| 3rd | Gosport Borough | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 49 | ►SFL Southern |
| 4th | Chelmsford City | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 47 | ►SFL Southern |
| 5th | Minehead | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 45 | ►SFL Midland |
| 6th | Poole Town | 40 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 45 | ►SFL Southern |
| 7th | Hounslow | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 44 | ►SFL Southern |
| 8th | Waterlooville | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 44 | ►SFL Southern |
| 9th | Trowbridge Town | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 42 | ►SFL Midland |
| 10th | Aylesbury United | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 41 | ►SFL Southern |
| 11th | Taunton Town | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 41 | ►SFL Midland |
| 12th | Bognor Regis Town | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 41 | ►SFL Southern |
| 13th | Dunstable | 40 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 40 | ►SFL Southern |
| 14th | Tonbridge Angels | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 40 | ►SFL Southern |
| 15th | Salisbury | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 36 | ►SFL Southern |
| 16th | Basingstoke Town | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 62 | -13 | 35 | ►SFL Southern |
| 17th | Addlestone | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 33 | ►SFL Southern |
| 18th | Andover | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 47 | 69 | -22 | 30 | ►SFL Southern |
| 19th | Ashford Town (Kent) | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 53 | -25 | 30 | ►SFL Southern |
| 20th | Crawley Town | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 75 | -31 | 27 | ►SFL Southern |
| 21st | Canterbury City | 40 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 98 | -67 | 15 | ►SFL Southern |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▲Worcester City were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ▲AP Leamington were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Barnet were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Bath City were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Gravesend & Northfleet were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Kettering Town were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Maidstone United were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Nuneaton Borough were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Redditch United were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Telford United were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Wealdstone were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Weymouth were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Yeovil Town were Promoted to the newly formed Alliance Premier League |
| ►Burton Albion Transferred to the Northern Premier League |
| ►Grantham Transferred to the Northern Premier League |
| ►Oswestry Town Transferred to the Northern Premier League |
| ►Tamworth Transferred to the Northern Premier League |
| ▼Atherstone Town Resigned from the League and Folded |
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ▲Fareham Town Joined from the Hampshire League |
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