1950–51 Southern Football League

March 2026 Southern Football League 1950–51 Merthyr Tydfil 506 1895 1949–50 1951–52 The 1950–51 Southern Football League season was the 48th in the history of the league, an English football competition. At the end of the previous season Colchester United and Gillingham were elected to the Football League. The league consisted of 24 clubs, including 22 clubs from the previous season, and two newly elected clubs - Kettering Town and Llanelly. Merthyr Tydfil were champions for the second season in a row, winning their third Southern League title. Six Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful. League table main WDL Results y 2 MER Merthyr Tydfil HER Hereford United GUI Guildford City CHC Chelmsford City LLA Llanelly CHT Cheltenham Town OXF Headington United TOR Torquay United II EXE Exeter City II WEY Weymouth TON Tonbridge GLO Gloucester City YEO Yeovil Town WOR Worcester City BAT Bath City DAR Dartford BED Bedford Town EBB Gravesend & Northfleet KET Kettering Town LOV Lovells Athletic KID Kidderminster Harriers BAR Barry Town HAS Hastings United CHI Chingford Town 29 8 7 156 66 27 7 10 110 69 23 8 13 88 60 21 12 11 84 58 19 13 12 89 73 21 8 15 91 61 18 11 15 84 83 20 6 18 93 79 16 12 16 90 94 16 12 16 82 88 16 12 16 79 87 16 11 17 81 76 13 15 16 72 72 15 11 18 69 78 15 10 19 66 73 14 11 19 61 70 15 9 20 64 94 12 14 18 65 83 13 11 20 87 87 12 13 19 81 93 13 9 22 58 103 13 7 24 54 104 11 6 27 91 143 0 0 0 0 0 #FFCCCC Resigned from the league L #CCCCCC Club folded, record expunged P complete rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Football League elections Six Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as only Workington of the North Eastern League received more votes than a League club (New Brighton).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 2011-08-04 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesWatfordFootball League48Accrington StanleyFootball League46Crystal PalaceFootball League45WorkingtonNorth Eastern League28New BrightonFootball League18Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination4NelsonLancashire Combination1North ShieldsNorth Eastern League1Worcester CitySouthern League1Merthyr TydfilSouthern League1Bath CitySouthern League1Northwich VictoriaCheshire League0South LiverpoolCheshire League0Chelmsford CitySouthern League0Hereford UnitedSouthern League0Peterborough UnitedMidland League0LlanellySouthern League0 References Category:Southern Football League seasons S