The 1963–64 Southern Football League season was the 61st in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Yeovil Town won the championship, whilst Cheltenham Town, Folkestone Town, King's Lynn, and Tonbridge were all promoted to the Premier Division. Seven Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.
Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One: Hastings United Hinckley Athletic Margate Nuneaton Borough
Also, Bexleyheath & Welling changed name to Bexley United.
League table
Division One Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Clacton Town Gravesend & Northfleet Poole Town
Plus: Crawley Town, joined from the Metropolitan League Deal Town, joined from the Aetolian League Stevenage Town, joined from the Delphian League
Also, Tunbridge Wells United changed name to Tunbridge Wells Rangers.
At the end of the season, Yiewsley changed name to Hillingdon Borough, while Clacton Town switched to the Eastern Football League.
League table
Football League elections Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 13 non-League clubs applied for election, including seven Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.
ClubLeagueVotesYork CityFootball League48SouthportFootball League45BarrowFootball League42Hartlepools UnitedFootball League36Wigan AthleticCheshire League5GatesheadNorthern League4RomfordSouthern League4Yeovil TownSouthern League3South ShieldsNorth Eastern League3New BrightonLancashire Combination2Guildford CitySouthern League2Gloucester CitySouthern League1MorecambeLancashire Combination1WeymouthSouthern League1Bexley UnitedSouthern League0Poole TownSouthern League0ScarboroughMidland League0
References RSSF – Southern Football League archive