The 1968–69 Southern Football League season was the 66th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Cambridge United won the championship, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Bath City, Brentwood Town, Crawley Town and Gloucester City were all promoted to the Premier Division. Twelve 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: Bedford Town Kettering Town Rugby Town Worcester City
At the end of the season Wellington Town were renamed Telford United.
League table
Division One Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Cambridge City Corby Town Hastings United
Plus: Salisbury, joined from the Western Football League
Also, at the end of the previous season Folkestone Town was renamed Folkestone.
League table
Football League elections Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 10 non-League clubs applied for election, all of which were Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.
ClubLeagueVotesGrimsby TownFootball League47York CityFootball League45Bradford Park AvenueFootball League38Newport CountyFootball League27Cambridge UnitedSouthern League16Kettering TownSouthern League3Cambridge CitySouthern League2Hereford UnitedSouthern League2RomfordSouthern League2Bedford TownSouthern League1Chelmsford CitySouthern League1Worcester CitySouthern League1Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League0WimbledonSouthern League0
See also Southern Football League 1968–69 Northern Premier League
References RSSF – Southern Football League archive