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Southern Football League
Season	1938-39
Champions	; Colchester United (1st title)
Promoted	none
Matches played	506
Goals scored	1,855 (3.67 per match);
	; ← 1937–38 ; ; 1939–40 → ;

The 1938–39 season was the 41st in the history of the Southern League. Colchester United won the title.^[1] Three clubs applied to join the Football League, although none were successful. The following season saw the league split into Eastern and Western sections as part an emergency war-time competition, after which the league was discontinued until the end of World War II.

Final table

A total of 23 teams contest the division, including 17 sides from previous season, one team relegated from The Football League and five new teams.

Team relegated from 1937-38 Football League:

Gillingham

Newly elected teams:

Chelmsford City

Worcester City

Arsenal II

Cardiff City II

Ipswich Town II

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF¹	GA¹	GAv²	Pts³	Notes
1	Colchester United	44	31	5	8	110	37	2.97	67	Left league at end of season
2	Guildford City	44	30	6	8	126	52	2.42	66
3	Gillingham	44	29	6	9	104	57	1.82	64	Left league at end of season
4	Plymouth Argyle II	44	26	5	13	128	63	2.03	57	Left league at end of season
5	Yeovil & Petters United	44	22	10	12	85	70	1.21	54
6	Arsenal II	44	21	9	14	92	57	1.61	51	Left league at end of season
7	Cardiff City II	44	24	3	17	105	72	1.46	51	Left league at end of season
8	Tunbridge Wells Rangers	44	22	6	16	93	76	1.22	50
9	Norwich City II	44	23	4	17	86	76	1.13	50
10	Chelmsford City	44	18	8	18	74	73	1.01	44
11	Bath City	44	16	12	16	58	74	0.78	44
12	Barry	44	18	7	19	76	90	0.84	43
13	Cheltenham Town	44	16	9	19	76	105	0.72	41
14	Ipswich Town II	44	14	12	18	64	76	0.84	40	Left league at end of season
15	Worcester City	44	13	14	17	72	90	0.8	40
16	Folkestone	44	16	6	22	74	85	0.87	38	Left league at end of season
17	Newport County II	44	13	10	21	74	108	0.68	36
18	Exeter City II	44	12	9	23	51	107	0.47	33
19	Torquay United II	44	12	8	24	53	89	0.59	32
20	Swindon Town II	44	11	9	24	66	101	0.65	31
21	Aldershot II	44	12	6	26	69	92	0.75	30
22	Bristol Rovers II	44	9	11	24	66	85	0.77	29
23	Dartford	44	8	5	31	53	119	0.44	21

^{1 Number of goals for and/or against is inaccurate.}

^{2 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.}

^{3 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

Football League election

Three Southern League clubs, Chelmsford City, Colchester United and Gillingham, applied to join the Football League. However, both League clubs were re-elected.^[2]

Club	League	Votes
Bristol Rovers	Football League Third Division South	45
Walsall	Football League Third Division South	36
Gillingham	Southern League	15
Chelmsford City	Southern League	1
Colchester United	Southern League	1

References

^ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF

^ A history of admission to the Football League

[1] England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF

[2] A history of admission to the Football League

v t e 2018–19 Southern League
Premier Central	AFC Rushden & Diamonds Alvechurch Banbury United Barwell Bedworth United Biggleswade Town Coalville Town Halesowen Town Hitchin Town Kettering Town King's Lynn Town Leiston Lowestoft Town Needham Market Redditch United Royston Town Rushall Olympic St Ives Town St Neots Town Stourbridge Stratford Town Tamworth
Premier South	Basingstoke Town Beaconsfield Town Chesham United Dorchester Town Farnborough Frome Town Gosport Borough Harrow Borough Hartley Wintney Hendon King's Langley Merthyr Town Metropolitan Police Poole Town Salisbury Staines Town Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Walton Casuals Weymouth Wimborne Town
Central	AFC Dunstable Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Bedford Town Berkhamsted Bromsgrove Sporting Cambridge City Coleshill Town Corby Town Didcot Town Dunstable Town Kempston Rovers Kidlington North Leigh Peterborough Sports Sutton Coldfield Town Thame United Welwyn Garden City Yaxley
South	AFC Totton Barnstaple Town Bideford Blackfield & Langley Bristol Manor Farm Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Evesham United Fleet Town Highworth Town Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United Melksham Town Moneyfields Paulton Rovers Slimbridge Street Thatcham Town Winchester City Yate Town
Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

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1938–39 Southern Football League

Final table

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References

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