1897–98 season was the fourth in the history of the Southern League in which a professional association football club, who plays in what league, won the Division One championship?
Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southampton, Hampshire, England, which plays in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.
1920–21 Gillingham F.C. season The 1920–21 season was the first season in which football club Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League. Gillingham had previously played in Division One of the Southern Football League, but in 1920 the Football League decided to add a third division to its existing set-up and did so by absorbing the entire Southern League Division One to form the new Football League Third Division.