The 1973–74 Southern Football League season was the 71st in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Dartford won the championship, winning their third Southern League title, whilst Burton Albion, Stourbridge, Bath City and Wealdstone were all promoted to the Premier Division. Six 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: Two clubs promoted from Division One North: Atherstone Town Grantham
Two clubs promoted from Division One South: Maidstone United Tonbridge
At the end of the season Guildford City, who lost its ground earlier, merged with Dorking to form a new club Guildford & Dorking United. Also, Folkestone was renamed Folkestone and Shepway.
League table
Division One North Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: Bletchley Town, transferred from Division One South Burton Albion, relegated from the Premier Division Dunstable Town, transferred from Division One South Witney Town, joined from the Hellenic Football League
Also, at the end of the previous season Lockheed Leamington was renamed AP Leamington.
At the end of the season Bletchley Town was renamed Milton Keynes City.
League table
Division One South Division One North consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division: Poole Town Ramsgate Waterlooville
League table
Football League elections Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of seven non-League clubs applied for election, six of which were Southern League clubs. All the League clubs were re-elected.
ClubLeagueVotesDoncaster RoversFootball League46Stockport CountyFootball League38Crewe AlexandraFootball League37WorkingtonFootball League21Kettering TownSouthern League16Yeovil TownSouthern League14Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League10Chelmsford CitySouthern League8Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League1Telford UnitedSouthern League1Cambridge CitySouthern League0
See also Southern Football League 1973–74 Northern Premier League
References RSSF – Southern Football League archive