1939–40 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1939–40 season was the 42nd in the history of the Southern League. The league was split into two sections, Eastern and Western as part of an emergency war-time competition.LOVELLSA Lovell's Athletic Chelmsford City won the Eastern Section and Lovell's Athletic won the Western one. A championship play-off between the two clubs was drawn 3–3 and they were declared joint champions.CHELMSFC Chelmsford City After this season, the Southern Football League did not resume until World War II had ended in 1945. Eastern Section Southern Football League Eastern Division 1939–40 18 102 1938–39 1945–46 main WDL Result 5 2 y CHC Chelmsford City GUI Guildford City TUN Tunbridge Wells Rangers DAR Dartford NRW Norwich City II 5 0 2 29 9 4 1 3 26 13 2 3 2 21 16 2 1 4 17 30 2 1 4 9 34 red2 Did not return to league after World War II NR NR NR NR The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. complete Western Section Southern Football League Western Division 1939–40 55 291 1938–39 1945–46 The Western Section featured three new clubs: Gloucester City Hereford United Lovell's Athletic main WDL Result 5 2 y LOV Lovell's Athletic WOR Worcester City HER Hereford United YEO Yeovil & Petters United GLO Gloucester City BAR Barry CHT Cheltenham Town BAT Bath City 11 1 2 53 22 9 2 3 55 30 8 0 6 45 31 7 2 5 30 24 5 0 9 35 49 4 1 9 31 56 3 2 8 21 38 3 2 8 21 41 red2 Did not return to league after World War II NR NR The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. complete References 1939–40 Category:1939–40 in English men's football leagues Category:1939–40 in Welsh football