1950–51 Southern Football League

The 1950–51 Southern Football League season saw Merthyr Tydfil win the championship for the second successive season.[1] Six Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

Final table

The league featured two new clubs:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Merthyr Tydfil442987156662.3666
2Hereford United4427710110691.5961
3Guildford City442381388601.4754
4Chelmsford City4421121184581.4554
5Llanelly4419131289731.2251
6Cheltenham Town442181591611.4950
7Headington United4418111584831.0147
8Torquay United II442061893791.1846Left league at end of season
9Exeter City II4416121690940.9644
10Weymouth4416121682880.9344
11Tonbridge4416121679870.9144
12Gloucester City4416111781761.0743
13Yeovil Town441315167272141
14Worcester City4415111869780.8841
15Bath City4415101966730.940
16Dartford4414111961700.8739
17Bedford Town441592064940.6839
18Gravesend & Northfleet4412141865830.7838
19Kettering Town441311208787137
20Lovells Athletic4412131981930.8737
21Kidderminster Harriers4413922581030.5635
22Barry Town4413724541040.5133
23Hastings United4411627911430.6328
24Chingford Town00000000Resigned after 21 matches, record expunged

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

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).[2]

Club League Votes
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

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