1939–40 Southern Football League
The 1939–40 season was the 42nd in the history of the Southern League. The league was split into two sections, Eastern and Western as part of an emergency war-time competition.[1] Chelmsford City won the Eastern Section and Lovell's Athletic won the Western one. A championship play-off between the two clubs was drawn 3–3 and they were declared joint champions.[2] After this season, the Southern Football League did not resume until World War II had ended in 1945.
Eastern Section
| Season | 1939–40 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 102 (5.67 per match) |
← 1938–39 1945–46 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelmsford City | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 3.222 | 10 | |
| 2 | Guildford City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 2.000 | 9 | Did not return to league after World War II |
| 3 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 1.313 | 7 | |
| 4 | Dartford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 0.567 | 5 | |
| 5 | Norwich City II | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 0.265 | 5 |
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Western Section
| Season | 1939–40 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 55 |
| Goals scored | 291 (5.29 per match) |
← 1938–39 1945–46 → | |
The Western Section featured three new clubs:
- Gloucester City
- Hereford United
- Lovells Athletic.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lovell's Athletic | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 22 | 2.409 | 23 | Did not return to league after World War II |
| 2 | Worcester City | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 30 | 1.833 | 20 | |
| 3 | Hereford United | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 1.452 | 16 | |
| 4 | Yeovil & Petters United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 1.250 | 16 | |
| 5 | Gloucester City | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 49 | 0.714 | 10 | Did not return to league after World War II |
| 6 | Barry | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 56 | 0.554 | 9 | |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 0.553 | 8 | |
| 8 | Bath City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 0.512 | 8 |
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
gollark: Stat-tracky ones seem more boring.
gollark: Also, it would be `achieve_achievement(ctx, name)` but meh.
gollark: I guess I could just expose an `achieve_achievement(name)` function but that seems inelegant somehow.
gollark: For example, one achievement will be maybe "set a reminder for over 3 years".
gollark: Well, not EVERYTHING works nicely as a tracked stat.
References
- Lovell's Athletic at the Football Club History Database
- Chelmsford City at the Football Club History Database
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