1949–50 Southern Football League

March 2026 Southern Football League 1949–50 Merthyr Tydfil 552 1987 1948–49 1950–51 The 1949–50 Southern Football League season was the 47th in the history of the league, an English football competition. The league consisted of 24 clubs, including all 22 clubs from the previous season, and two newly elected clubs – Headington United and Weymouth. Merthyr Tydfil were champions, winning their second Southern League title. At the end of the season the Football League expanded from 88 to 92 clubs. Six Southern League clubs applied to join, with Colchester United and Gillingham succeeding. League table main WDL Results 5 y 2 MER Merthyr Tydfil COL Colchester United YEO Yeovil Town CHC Chelmsford City GIL Gillingham DAR Dartford WOR Worcester City GUI Guildford City WEY Weymouth BAR Barry Town EXE Exeter City II LOV Lovells Athletic TON Tonbridge HAS Hastings United EBB Gravesend & Northfleet TOR Torquay United II BAT Bath City GLO Gloucester City HER Hereford United OXF Headington United CHT Cheltenham Town BED Bedford Town KID Kidderminster Harriers CHI Chingford Town 34 3 9 143 62 31 9 6 109 51 29 7 10 104 45 26 9 11 121 64 23 9 14 92 61 20 9 17 70 65 21 7 18 85 80 18 11 17 79 73 19 9 18 80 81 18 10 18 78 72 16 14 16 73 83 17 10 19 86 78 16 12 18 65 76 17 8 21 92 140 16 9 21 88 81 14 12 20 80 89 16 7 23 61 78 14 11 21 72 101 15 8 23 74 76 13 11 22 75 96 15 7 24 72 97 12 11 23 63 79 12 11 23 64 108 10 6 30 63 151 #ACE1AF Elected to the Football League Third Division South P P complete rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Football League elections As the Football League's Division Three South was expanded from 20 to 22 clubs, no League clubs put up for re-election, but two places were available for non-League clubs. Six Southern League clubs applied, with Gillingham and Colchester United topping the ballot,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 despite Merthyr winning the league. ClubLeagueVotesGillinghamSouthern League44Colchester UnitedSouthern League28Worcester CitySouthern League11Chelmsford CitySouthern League8Peterborough UnitedMidland League5Merthyr TydfilSouthern League1Yeovil TownSouthern League1LlanellyWelsh National League (South)0Cradley HeathBirmingham & District League0Nuneaton BoroughWorcestershire Combination0 Southern League Cup Colchester United won the Southern League Cup, beating Bath City 6–4 on aggregate in the final.Colchester Utd. win S.L. Cup https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000516/19500505/036/0007 subscription British Newspaper Archive 12 May 2019 The Essex Chronicle 5 May 1950 Chelmsford 7 References Category:Southern Football League seasons S