1947–48 Southern Football League

The 1947–48 Southern Football League season was the 45th in the history of the league, an English football competition. A total of 18 clubs contested the league, including 16 clubs from previous season, and two new clubs, Lovells Athletic and Torquay United II. Merthyr Tydfil were champions, winning their first Southern League title. Eight Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

League table
Southern Football League
Season1947–48
ChampionsMerthyr Tydfil
Matches played306
Goals scored1,132 (3.7 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Merthyr Tydfil 34 23 7 4 84 38 2.211 53
2 Gillingham 34 21 5 8 81 43 1.884 47
3 Worcester City 34 21 3 10 74 45 1.644 45
4 Colchester United 34 17 10 7 88 41 2.146 44
5 Hereford United 34 16 10 8 77 53 1.453 42
6 Lovells Athletic 34 17 6 11 74 50 1.480 40
7 Exeter City II 34 15 7 12 65 57 1.140 37
8 Yeovil Town 34 12 11 11 56 50 1.120 35
9 Chelmsford City 34 14 7 13 62 58 1.069 35
10 Cheltenham Town 34 13 9 12 71 71 1.000 35
11 Bath City 34 12 8 14 55 62 0.887 32
12 Barry Town 34 10 9 15 60 70 0.857 29
13 Gravesend & Northfleet 34 11 6 17 52 81 0.642 28
14 Guildford City 34 11 4 19 69 74 0.932 26
15 Dartford 34 10 6 18 35 62 0.565 26
16 Gloucester City 34 8 6 20 45 78 0.577 22
17 Torquay United II 34 6 9 19 43 95 0.453 21
18 Bedford Town 34 6 3 25 41 104 0.394 15
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Football League elections

Eight Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League, but all four League clubs were re-elected.[1]

Club League Votes
Brighton & Hove AlbionFootball League47
Norwich CityFootball League47
Halifax TownFootball League47
New BrightonFootball League38
Shrewsbury TownMidland League8
Colchester UnitedSouthern League2
Scunthorpe UnitedMidland League2
GillinghamSouthern League1
Worcester CitySouthern League1
South LiverpoolCheshire League1
Bath CitySouthern League0
Bridgend TownWelsh National League (South)0
Chelmsford CitySouthern League0
Lovells AthleticSouthern League0
Merthyr TydfilSouthern League0
Peterborough UnitedMidland League0
Yeovil TownSouthern League0
NelsonLancashire Combination0
North ShieldsNorth Eastern League0
Northwich VictoriaCheshire League0
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination0
WorkingtonNorth Eastern League0

References
  1. A history of admission to the Football League
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