1948–49 Southern Football League
Club League Votes
Bradford City Football League 45
Southport Football League 42
Aldershot Football League 41
Crystal Palace Football League 40
Worcester City Southern League 5
Gillingham Southern League 5
Shrewsbury Town Midland League 5
Scunthorpe United Midland League 5
Merthyr Tydfil Southern League 3
Yeovil Town Southern League 2
Peterborough United Midland League 0
Wigan Athletic Lancashire Combination 0
South Liverpool Cheshire League 0
North Shields North Eastern League 0
Nelson Lancashire Combination 0
Football League elections
Eight Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League , but all four League clubs were re-elected . [ 1 ]
The 1948-49 Southern Football League season was the 46th in the history of the league, an English football competition. The league consisted of 22 clubs, including all 18 clubs from the previous season, and four newly elected clubs. Gillingham were champions, winning their second Southern League title. Four Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none was successful.