1949–50 Southern Football League
The 1949–50 Southern Football League season saw Merthyr Tydfil win the championship.[1] Six Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, with Colchester United and Gillingham succeeding.
Final table
The league featured two new clubs:
- Headington United
- Weymouth
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merthyr Tydfil | 46 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 143 | 62 | 2.31 | 71 | |
| 2 | Colchester United | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 109 | 51 | 2.14 | 71 | Elected to the Football League |
| 3 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 104 | 45 | 2.31 | 65 | |
| 4 | Chelmsford City | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 121 | 64 | 1.89 | 61 | |
| 5 | Gillingham | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 92 | 61 | 1.51 | 55 | Elected to the Football League |
| 6 | Dartford | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 65 | 1.08 | 49 | |
| 7 | Worcester City | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 85 | 80 | 1.06 | 49 | |
| 8 | Guildford City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 79 | 73 | 1.08 | 47 | |
| 9 | Weymouth | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 80 | 81 | 0.99 | 47 | |
| 10 | Barry Town | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 78 | 72 | 1.08 | 46 | |
| 11 | Exeter City II | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 73 | 83 | 0.88 | 46 | |
| 12 | Lovells Athletic | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 86 | 78 | 1.1 | 44 | |
| 13 | Tonbridge | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 65 | 76 | 0.86 | 44 | |
| 14 | Hastings United | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 92 | 140 | 0.66 | 42 | |
| 15 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 88 | 81 | 1.09 | 41 | |
| 16 | Torquay United II | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 80 | 89 | 0.9 | 40 | |
| 17 | Bath City | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 61 | 78 | 0.78 | 39 | |
| 18 | Gloucester City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 72 | 101 | 0.71 | 39 | |
| 19 | Hereford United | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 74 | 76 | 0.97 | 38 | |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 75 | 96 | 0.78 | 37 | |
| 21 | Headington United | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 72 | 97 | 0.74 | 37 | |
| 22 | Bedford Town | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 63 | 79 | 0.79 | 35 | |
| 23 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 64 | 108 | 0.59 | 35 | |
| 24 | Chingford Town | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 63 | 151 | 0.41 | 26 |
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
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,[2] despite Merthyr winning the league.
