1949–50 Southern Football League Explained

Competition:Southern Football League
Season:1949–50
Winners:Merthyr Tydfil
Matches:552
Total Goals:1987
Prevseason:1948–49
Nextseason: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

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,[1] despite Merthyr winning the league.

ClubLeagueVotes
GillinghamSouthern League44
Colchester UnitedSouthern League28
Worcester CitySouthern League11
Chelmsford CitySouthern League8
Peterborough UnitedMidland League5
Merthyr TydfilSouthern League1
Yeovil TownSouthern League1
LlanellyWelsh National League (South)0
Cradley HeathBirmingham & District League0
Nuneaton BoroughWorcestershire Combination0

Southern League Cup

Colchester United won the Southern League Cup, beating Bath City 6 - 4 on aggregate in the final.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League
  2. News: Colchester Utd. win S.L. Cup . subscription . . 12 May 2019 . . 5 May 1950 . . 7.