The 1975–76 Southern Football League season was the 73rd in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Wimbledon won the championship, winning their second Southern League title in a row, whilst AP Leamington, Redditch United, Dartford and Minehead 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: Bedford Town Dunstable Town
Two clubs promoted from Division One South: Gravesend & Northfleet Hillingdon Borough
Midway through the season Dunstable Town and Tonbridge folded, their records was transferred to the new clubs Dunstable and Tonbridge Angels respectively, with both clubs to be demoted to divisions One wherever they finish. Thus, Wealdstone was reprieved from relegation.
League table
Division One North Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs: Barnet, relegated from the Premier Division Oswestry Town, joined from the Cheshire County League
League table
Division One South Division One South consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three clubs, relegated from the Premier Division: Dartford Guildford & Dorking United Romford
League table
Football League elections Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of nine non-League clubs applied for election, six of which were Southern League clubs. All the League clubs were re-elected.
ClubLeagueVotesStockport CountyFootball League42Newport CountyFootball League41SouthportFootball League38WorkingtonFootball League21Yeovil TownSouthern League18Kettering TownSouthern League14Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League6WimbledonSouthern League3Chelmsford CitySouthern League3Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League2Telford UnitedSouthern League2Gainsborough TrinityNorthern Premier League1ScarboroughNorthern Premier League1
See also Southern Football League 1975–76 Northern Premier League
References RSSF – Southern Football League archive