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1937–38 Southern Football League

Field	Value
competition	Southern Football League
season	1937–38
winners	Guildford City (1st title)
promoted	Ipswich Town
relegated	none
matches	306
total goals	1212
prevseason	1936–37
nextseason	1938–39

The 1937–38 season was the 40th in the history of the Southern League. Guildford City won the title. Ipswich Town were again the only Southern League club to apply for election to the Football League, and this time were successful.

Final table

A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 15 sides from previous season and three new teams.

Newly elected teams:

Colchester United from the Eastern Counties League
Bristol Rovers II from the Birmingham & District League
Swindon Town II from the Western League

The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Football League election

Ipswich Town were the only non-League club to apply for election to the Football League Third Division South. Having been unsuccessful the previous season, this time they won more votes than both Football League clubs, the first time a non-League club had topped an admission ballot since 1920.

Club	League	Votes
Ipswich Town	Southern League	36
Walsall	Football League Third Division South	34
Gillingham	Football League Third Division South	24

References

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html England - Southern League Final Tables] RSSSF
[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League]

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