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1938–39 Southern Football League

Field	Value
competition	Southern Football League
season	1938–39
winners	Colchester United (1st title)
promoted	none
matches	506
total goals	1855
prevseason	1937–38
nextseason	1939–40

The 1938–39 season was the 41st in the history of the Southern League. Colchester United won the title. Three clubs applied to join the Football League, although none were successful. The following season saw the league split into Eastern and Western sections as part an emergency war-time competition, after which the league was discontinued until the end of World War II.

Final table

A total of 23 teams contest the division, including 17 sides from previous season, one team relegated from The Football League and five new teams.

Team relegated from 1937–38 Football League:

Gillingham Newly elected teams:
Chelmsford City from the Essex County League
Worcester City from the Birmingham & District League
Arsenal II
Cardiff City II
Ipswich Town II from the Eastern Counties League

Football League election

Three Southern League clubs, Chelmsford City, Colchester United and Gillingham, applied to join the Football League. However, both League clubs were re-elected.

Club	League	Votes
Bristol Rovers	Football League Third Division South	45
Walsall	Football League Third Division South	36
Gillingham	Southern League	15
Chelmsford City	Southern League	1
Colchester United	Southern League	1

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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