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1950–51 Southern Football League

FieldValue
competitionSouthern Football League
season1950–51
winnersMerthyr Tydfil
matches506
total goals1895
prevseason1949–50
nextseason1951–52

The 1950–51 Southern Football League season was the 48th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

At the end of the previous season Colchester United and Gillingham were elected to the Football League. The league consisted of 24 clubs, including 22 clubs from the previous season, and two newly elected clubs - Kettering Town and Llanelly. Merthyr Tydfil were champions for the second season in a row, winning their third Southern League title. Six Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

League table

Football League elections

Six Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as only Workington of the North Eastern League received more votes than a League club (New Brighton).

ClubLeagueVotes
WatfordFootball League48
Accrington StanleyFootball League46
Crystal PalaceFootball League45
WorkingtonNorth Eastern League28
New BrightonFootball League18
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination4
NelsonLancashire Combination1
North ShieldsNorth Eastern League1
Worcester CitySouthern League1
Merthyr TydfilSouthern League1
Bath CitySouthern League1
Northwich VictoriaCheshire League0
South LiverpoolCheshire League0
Chelmsford CitySouthern League0
Hereford UnitedSouthern League0
Peterborough UnitedMidland League0
LlanellySouthern League0

References

References

  1. [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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