During the 1914-15 season only 6 of the 40 clubs in the Football League were from south of Birmingham. Of the 20 teams in the first division of the Southern League, 19 would become members of the Football League by the 1920-21 season.
In addition to the annual fixtures against the Scottish and Irish leagues, the Football League staged matches against the Southern League between 1910 and 1914:
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Geordie Reid (Brentford)
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In addition to the annual fixtures against the Scottish and Irish leagues, the Football League staged matches against the Southern League between 1910 and 1914:
11.04.10 | Football League | 2 | 2 | Southern League |
Stewart | Lewis | |||
Parkinson | Fleming | |||
Stamford Bridge (7,000) | ||||
Football League | |
J Lievesley | Sheffield United |
R Downs | Barnsley |
T Rodway | Preston North End |
F Taylor | Chelsea |
J Harrop | Liverpool |
H Moffat | Burnley |
A Goddard | Liverpool |
J Stewart | Newcastle United |
J Parkinson | Liverpool |
J Bache | Aston Villa |
H Middlemiss | Tottenham Hotspur |
Southern League | |
J Johnson | Crystal Palace |
F Blackman | Brighton & Hove Albion |
J Bulcock | Crystal Palace |
J Mahon | New Brompton |
A Hartwell | Queen’s Park Rangers |
A Trueman | Southampton |
R Jefferson | Swindon Town |
H Fleming | Swindon Town |
W Steer | Queen’s Park Rangers |
A Lewis | Northampton Town |
H Buckle | Coventry City |
Jack Parkinson (Liverpool)
14.11.10 | Football League | 2 | 3 | Southern League |
Hibbert | Fleming | |||
Bradshaw | Reid | |||
Trueman | ||||
White Hart Lane (5000) | ||||
Football League | |
T Lunn | Tottenham Hotspur |
G Maltby | Nottingham Forest |
J Johnston | Clapton Orient |
R Duckworth | Manchester United |
C Buckley | Aston Villa |
W Bradshaw | Blackburn Rovers |
J Mordue | Sunderland |
J Coleman | Sunderland |
W Hibbert | Bury |
J Stewart | Newcastle United |
G Wall | Manchester United |
Southern League | |
G Kitchen | West Ham United |
F Blackman | Brighton & Hove Albion |
J Walker | Swindon Town |
W Booth | Brighton & Hove Albion |
A Hartwell | Queen’s Park Rangers |
A Trueman | Southampton |
R Jefferson | Swindon Town |
H Fleming | Swindon Town |
G Reid | Brentford |
H Moody | Luton Town |
H Lipsham | Millwall |
09.10.11 | Football League | 2 | 1 | Southern League |
Roberts | Bradley | |||
Hampton | ||||
Victoria Ground, Stoke (10000) | ||||
Football League | |
A Iremonger | Notts County |
L Hofton | Manchester United |
J Pennington | West Bromwich Albion |
R Duckworth | Manchester United |
C Roberts | Manchester United |
G Hunter | Aston Villa |
J Simpson | Blackburn Rovers |
H Halse | Manchester United |
H Hampton | Aston Villa |
F Buck | West Bromwich Albion |
B Shearman | West Bromwich Albion |
Southern League | |
C Shaw | Queen’s Park Rangers |
R Brittan | Northampton Town |
J Robertson | Southampton |
S Frost | Millwall |
E Bradley | Coventry City |
T Randall | West Ham United |
R Jefferson | Swindon Town |
H Fleming | Swindon Town |
J Peart | Stoke |
F Bradshaw | Northampton Town |
E Freeman | Northampton Town |
Harry Hampton (Aston Villa)
30.09.12 | Football League | 2 | 1 | Southern League |
Buchan | Webb | |||
Bradshaw | ||||
Old Trafford, 10,000 | ||||
Football League | |
R Williamson | Middlesbrough |
E Longworth | Liverpool |
E Fletcher | Manchester City |
H Moffat | Oldham Athletic |
J Fay | Bolton Wanderers |
R McNeal | West Bromwich Albion |
A Goddard | Liverpool |
C Buchan | Sunderland |
E West | Manchester United |
P Bradshaw | Everton |
G Wall | Manchester United |
Southern League | |
C Shaw | Queen’s Park Rangers |
H Collyer | Crystal Palace |
J Walker | Swindon Town |
R Spottiswood | Crystal Palace |
J Hughes | Crystal Palace |
T Randall | West Ham United |
F Walden | Northampton Town |
D Shea | West Ham United |
W Davis | Millwall |
C Webb | Brighton & Hove Albion |
S Lamb | Swindon Town |
Charles Buchan (Sunderland)
09.02.14 | Football League | 3 | 1 | Southern League |
Shea (3) | Davis | |||
The Den, 13000 | ||||
Football League | |
S Hardy | Aston Villa |
R Crompton | Blackburn Rovers |
J Pennington | West Bromwich Albion |
F Cuggy | Sunderland |
J Harrop | Aston Villa |
R McNeal | West Bromwich Albion |
C Wallace | Aston Villa |
D Shea | Blackburn Rovers |
G Elliot | Middlesbrough |
E Latheron | Blackburn Rovers |
H Martin | Sunderland |
Southern League | |
T Thorpe | Northampton Town |
J Fort | Exeter City |
H Colclough | Crystal Palace |
W Booth | Brighton & Hove Albion |
A Mitchell | Queen’s Park Rangers |
R Liddell | Millwall |
R Jefferson | Swindon Town |
W Batty | Swindon Town |
W Davis | Millwall |
B Bowler | Plymouth Argyle |
E Hendren | Brentford |
Danny Shea (Blackburn Rovers)
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26.10.14 | Football League | 2 | 1 | Southern League |
Stephenson (2) | Moody | |||
Highbury, 11000 | ||||
Football League | |
A Reynolds | Fulham |
R Crompton | Blackburn Rovers |
J Boocock | Bradford City |
J Harrow | Chelsea |
T Fleetwood | Everton |
W Watson | Burnley |
F Walden | Tottenham Hotspur |
C Stephenson | Aston Villa |
H Halse | Chelsea |
E Latheron | Blackburn Rovers |
J Hodkinson | Blackburn Rovers |
Southern League | |
T Thorpe | Northampton Town |
J Kirkwood | Millwall |
H Colclough | Crystal Palace |
V Gregory | Watford |
A Mitchell | Queen’s Park Rangers |
R Liddell | Millwall |
W Thompson | Queen’s Park Rangers |
W Batty | Swindon Town |
S Puddefoot | West Ham United |
H Moody | Millwall |
R Hughes | Northampton Town |
Clem Stephenson (Aston Villa)
Wins | Goals scored | |
Football League | 4 | 13 |
Southern League | 1 | 9 |
Drawn | 1 |