Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League 1947/48
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Merthyr Tydfil | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 84 | 38 | 2.211 | 53 | Champions |
| 2nd | Gillingham | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 43 | 1.884 | 47 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Worcester City | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 74 | 45 | 1.644 | 45 | - |
| 4th | Colchester United | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 88 | 41 | 2.146 | 44 | - |
| 5th | Hereford United | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 77 | 53 | 1.453 | 42 | - |
| 6th | Lovells Athletic | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 50 | 1.480 | 40 | - |
| 7th | Exeter City Reserves | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 57 | 1.140 | 37 | - |
| 8th | Yeovil Town | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 50 | 1.120 | 35 | - |
| 9th | Chelmsford City | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 58 | 1.069 | 35 | - |
| 10th | Cheltenham Town | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 71 | 71 | 1.000 | 35 | - |
| 11th | Bath City | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 62 | 0.887 | 32 | - |
| 12th | Barry Town | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 29 | - |
| 13th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 81 | 0.642 | 28 | - |
| 14th | Guildford City | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 26 | - |
| 15th | Dartford | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 62 | 0.565 | 26 | - |
| 16th | Gloucester City | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 78 | 0.577 | 22 | - |
| 17th | Torquay United Reserves | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 95 | 0.453 | 21 | - |
| 18th | Bedford Town | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 41 | 104 | 0.394 | 15 | - |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes-
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ▲Chingford Town - newly formed club |
| ▲Hastings United - newly formed club |
| ▲Kidderminster Harriers Joined from the Birmingham & District League |
| ▲Tonbridge - newly formed club |
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