1947-48 Southern Football League
| Season | 1947-48 |
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| Champions | Merthyr Tydfil (1st title) |
| Promoted | none |
| Relegated | none |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 1,132 (3.7 per match) |
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← 1946–47
1948–49 →
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The 1947–48 season was the 45th in the history of the Southern League. Merthyr Tydfil won the championship. Eight Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.
A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 16 sides from previous season, and two new teams.
Newly elected teams:
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.
Eight Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League, but all four League clubs were re-elected.
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