1948–49 Southern Football League

The 1948–49 Southern Football League season was the 46th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

The league consisted of 22 clubs, including all 18 clubs from the previous season, and four newly elected clubs.

Gillingham were champions, winning their second Southern League title. Four Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none was successful.

League table
Southern Football League
Season1948–49
ChampionsGillingham
Matches played462
Goals scored1,677 (3.63 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Gillingham 42 26 10 6 104 48 2.167 62
2 Chelmsford City 42 27 7 8 115 64 1.797 61
3 Merthyr Tydfil 42 26 8 8 133 54 2.463 60
4 Colchester United 42 21 10 11 94 61 1.541 52
5 Worcester City 42 22 7 13 87 56 1.554 51
6 Dartford 42 21 9 12 73 53 1.377 51
7 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 20 9 13 60 46 1.304 49
8 Yeovil Town 42 19 9 14 90 53 1.698 47
9 Cheltenham Town 42 19 9 14 71 64 1.109 47
10 Kidderminster Harriers 42 19 6 17 77 94 0.819 44
11 Exeter City II 42 18 7 17 83 73 1.137 43
12 Hereford United 42 17 6 19 83 84 0.988 40
13 Bath City 42 15 8 19 72 87 0.828 38
14 Hastings United 42 14 10 18 69 93 0.742 38
15 Torquay United II 42 15 7 20 73 93 0.785 37
16 Lovell's Athletic 42 14 8 20 73 74 0.986 36
17 Guildford City 42 12 12 18 58 85 0.682 36
18 Gloucester City 42 12 10 20 78 100 0.780 34
19 Barry Town 42 12 10 20 55 95 0.579 34
20 Tonbridge 42 9 7 26 54 105 0.514 25
21 Chingford Town 42 6 9 27 43 94 0.457 21
22 Bedford Town 42 5 8 29 32 101 0.317 18
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Football League elections

Eight Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League, but all four League clubs were re-elected.[1]

Club League Votes
Bradford CityFootball League45
SouthportFootball League42
AldershotFootball League41
Crystal PalaceFootball League40
Worcester CitySouthern League5
GillinghamSouthern League5
Shrewsbury TownMidland League5
Scunthorpe UnitedMidland League5
Merthyr TydfilSouthern League3
Yeovil TownSouthern League2
Peterborough UnitedMidland League0
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination0
South LiverpoolCheshire League0
North ShieldsNorth Eastern League0
NelsonLancashire Combination0

References
  1. A history of admission to the Football League
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