The 1961–62 Southern Football League season was the 59th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Oxford United won the championship for the second successive season and was admitted to the Football League.
Due to the resignation of Accrington Stanley there was a free place in the Football League.
Alongside the three League clubs facing re-election, a total of 26 non-League clubs applied for election, including 19 Southern League clubs.
Southern League champions Oxford United were the only non-League club to be elected.