The 1970–71 Southern Football League season was the 68th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Yeovil Town won the championship, winning their third Southern League title, whilst Folkestone, Gravesend & Northfleet, Guildford City and Merthyr Tydfil were all promoted to the Premier Division. Eight Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.
At the end of the season Division One was split into divisions One North and One South with 14 new clubs joining the league.
Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One: Ashford Town (Kent) Bedford Town Cambridge City Dartford
League table
Division One Division One consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division: Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division Burton Albion Crawley Town
Plus: Stevenage Athletic, joined from the Metropolitan League
At the end of the season Division One was split into divisions One North and One South with 14 new clubs joining the league.
League table
Football League elections Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 12 non-League clubs applied for election, eight of which were Southern League clubs. All League clubs were re-elected.
ClubLeagueVotesLincoln CityFootball League47BarrowFootball League38HartlepoolFootball League33Newport CountyFootball League33Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League14Cambridge CitySouthern League2Telford UnitedSouthern League2Yeovil TownSouthern League2Boston UnitedNorthern Premier League1RomfordSouthern League1Bradford Park AvenueNorthern Premier League1GatesheadWearside League1Bedford TownSouthern League0Chelmsford CitySouthern League0Hillingdon BoroughSouthern League0Kettering TownSouthern League0
See also Southern Football League 1970–71 Northern Premier League
References RSSF – Southern Football League archive