1939–40 Southern Football League

The 1939–40 season was the 42nd in the history of the Southern League. The league was split into two sections, Eastern and Western as part of an emergency war-time competition.[1] Chelmsford City won the Eastern Section and Lovells Athletic won the Western one. A championship play-off between the two clubs was drawn 3–3 and they were declared joint champions.[2] After this season, the Southern Football League did not resume until World War II had ended in 1945.

Eastern Section

Southern Football League Eastern Division
Season 1939-40
Matches played 18
Goals scored 102 (5.67 per match)
PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Chelmsford City75022993.2210
2Guildford City841326132.009Did not return to league after World War II
3Tunbridge Wells Rangers723221161.317
4Dartford721417300.575
5Norwich City II72149340.265

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

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

Western Section

Southern Football League Western Division
Season 1939-40
Matches played 55
Goals scored 291 (5.29 per match)

The Western Section featured three new clubs:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Lovells Athletic14111253222.4123Did not return to league after World War II
2Worcester City1492355301.8320
3Hereford United1480645311.4516
4Yeovil & Petters United1472530241.2516
5Gloucester City1450935490.7110Did not return to league after World War II
6Barry1441931560.559
7Cheltenham Town1332821380.558
8Bath City1332821410.518

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

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

References

  1. Lovells Athletic at the Football Club History Database
  2. Chelmsford City at the Football Club History Database
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