1951–52 Southern Football League

The 1951–52 Southern Football League season saw Merthyr Tydfil win the championship for the third successive season.[1] Five Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

Final table

No new clubs had joined the league for this season.

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2
1Merthyr Tydfil422769128602.1360
2Weymouth422213781421.9357
3Kidderminster Harriers4222101070401.7554
4Guildford City421816866471.452
5Hereford United422191280591.3651
6Worcester City422341586731.1850
7Kettering Town4218101483561.4846
8Lovells Athletic4218101487681.2846
9Gloucester City421981568551.2446
10Bath City421961775671.1244
11Headington United4216111555531.0443
12Bedford Town4216101675641.1742
13Barry Town421861884890.9442
14Chelmsford City4215101767800.8440
15Dartford421591863650.9739
16Tonbridge421562163840.7536
17Yeovil Town4212111956760.7335
18Cheltenham Town421542359850.6934
19Exeter City II4213722761060.7133
20Llanelly4213623701110.6332
21Gravesend & Northfleet421272368880.7731
22Hastings United423534411310.3111

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

Five Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as all four League clubs were re-elected.[2]

Club League Votes
DarlingtonFootball League49
Exeter CityFootball League47
WalsallFootball League45
WorkingtonFootball League40
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination9
Worcester CitySouthern League3
Bath CitySouthern League1
Merthyr TydfilSouthern League1
Peterborough UnitedMidland League1
NelsonLancashire Combination0
North ShieldsNorth Eastern League0
Headington UnitedSouthern League0
Yeovil TownSouthern League0
New BrightonLancashire Combination0

References

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