The 1964–65 Southern Football League season was the 62nd in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Weymouth won the championship, whilst Corby Town, Hereford United, Poole Town and Wimbledon were all promoted to the Premier Division. Nine 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: Cheltenham Town Folkestone Town King's Lynn Tonbridge
League table
Division One Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Four clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Hereford United Hinckley Athletic Kettering Town Merthyr Tydfil
Plus: Wimbledon, transferred from the Isthmian League
Also, Yiewsley changed name to Hillingdon Borough.
League table
Football League elections Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 14 non-League clubs applied for election, including nine Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.
ClubLeagueVotesLincoln CityFootball League48Stockport CountyFootball League45BarrowFootball League41Halifax TownFootball League41Bedford TownSouthern League4GatesheadNorthern League4Guildford CitySouthern League3Hereford UnitedSouthern League2Wigan AthleticCheshire League2Cambridge UnitedSouthern League1MorecambeLancashire Combination1RomfordSouthern League1South ShieldsNorth Eastern League1Wellington TownSouthern League1WimbledonSouthern League1Bexley UnitedSouthern League0Corby TownSouthern League0New BrightonLancashire Combination0
References RSSF – Southern Football League archive