1949–50 Southern Football League

The 1949–50 Southern Football League season saw Merthyr Tydfil win the championship. Six Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, with Colchester United and Gillingham succeeding.

The league featured two new clubs:

^{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.}

As the Football League's Division Three South was expanded from 20 to 22 clubs, no League clubs put up for re-election, but two places were available for non-League clubs. Six Southern League clubs applied, with Gillingham and Colchester United topping the ballot, despite Merthyr winning the league.

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