The 1923–24 season was the 26th in the history of the Southern League. The league was split into Eastern and Western Divisions.England – Southern League Final Tables RSSSF Peterborough & Fletton United won the Eastern Division and Yeovil & Petters United won the Western Division. Yeovil were declared Southern League champions after defeating Peterborough 3–1 in a championship play-off. No clubs applied to join the Football League this season, and no clubs left the league at the end of the season. Eastern Division
A total of 16 teams contest the division (previously called the English section), including 10 sides from previous season and six new teams.
Newly elected teams: Peterborough & Fletton United Folkestone Kettering Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II (replacing their first team, which had been promoted to the Football League the previous season) Leicester City II Northampton Town II
Western Division
A total of 18 teams contest the division (previously called the Welsh section), including 6 sides from previous season, 8 teams transferred from English section and four new teams.
Teams transferred from 1922–23 English section: Bath City Torquay United Yeovil & Petters United Bristol City II Bristol Rovers II Exeter City II Plymouth Argyle II Swindon Town II Newly elected teams: Llanelly Weymouth - (newly elected from the Western League) Cardiff City II Newport County II
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