1937–38 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1937–38 season was the 40th in the history of the Southern League. Guildford City won the title.England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF Ipswich Town were again the only Southern League club to apply for election to the Football League, and this time were successful. Final table Southern Football League 1937–38 Guildford City (1st title) Ipswich Town none 306 1212 1936–37 1938–39 A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 15 sides from previous season and three new teams. Newly elected teams: Colchester United from the Eastern Counties League Bristol Rovers II from the Birmingham & District League Swindon Town II from the Western League main WDL Q 5 2 y GUI Guildford City PLY Plymouth Argyle II IPS Ipswich Town YEO Yeovil & Petters United NRW Norwich City II COL Colchester United BRI Bristol Rovers II SWI Swindon Town II TUN Tunbridge Wells Rangers ALD Aldershot II CHT Cheltenham Town EXE Exeter City II DAR Dartford BAT Bath City FOL Folkestone NEW Newport County II BAR Barry TOR Torquay United II 22 5 7 94 60 18 9 7 98 58 19 6 9 89 54 14 14 6 72 45 15 11 8 77 55 15 8 11 90 58 14 8 12 63 62 14 7 13 70 76 14 6 14 68 74 10 12 12 42 55 13 5 16 72 68 13 5 16 71 75 9 11 14 51 70 9 9 16 45 65 10 6 18 58 82 10 6 18 56 86 8 7 19 50 88 8 7 19 46 81 #ACE1AF Elected to Football League Third Division South EFL complete The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. Football League election Ipswich Town were the only non-League club to apply for election to the Football League Third Division South. Having been unsuccessful the previous season, this time they won more votes than both Football League clubs, the first time a non-League club had topped an admission ballot since 1920.http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League Non-League Matters 2011-02-01 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesIpswich TownSouthern League36WalsallFootball League Third Division South34GillinghamFootball League Third Division South24 References 1937–38 Category:1937–38 in English men's football leagues Category:1937–38 in Welsh football