1971–72 Southern Football League

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One: • Folkestone • Gravesend & Northfleet • Guildford City • Merthyr Tydfil League table ==Division One North==

Division One North consisted of 18 clubs, including eight clubs from the previous season Division One and ten new clubs: • Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division: • Gloucester City • Kettering Town • King's Lynn • Two clubs joined from the Metropolitan League: • Bletchley Town • Bury Town • Two clubs joined from the Midland League: • Ilkeston Town • Lockheed Leamington • Two clubs joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League: • Stourbridge • Wellingborough Town • Plus: • Wealdstone, joined from the Isthmian League League table ==Division One South==

Division One South consisted of 16 clubs, including eight clubs from the previous season Division One and eight new clubs: • Three clubs joined from the Hampshire League: • Basingstoke Town • Waterlooville • Winchester City • Two clubs joined from the Metropolitan League: • Metropolitan Police • Woodford Town • Plus: • Andover, joined from the Western League • Ashford Town (Kent), relegated from the Premier Division • Maidstone United, joined from the Isthmian League At the end of the season Ramsgate Athletic was renamed Ramsgate. 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. Three League clubs were re-elected, along with Hereford United who were elected in favour of Barrow after a tie in the first vote. ==See also==