Season 1948-49 Promoted none Matches played 462 | Champions Gillingham (2nd title) Relegated none Goals scored 1677 (3.63 per match) | |
The 1948–49 season was the 46th in the history of the Southern League. Gillingham won the championship for the second time in three seasons. Four Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none was successful.
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Final table
The league consisted of 22 clubs, including all 18 clubs from the previous season, and four newly elected clubs.
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
Eight Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League, but all four League clubs were re-elected.
References
1948–49 Southern Football League Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA