Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League 1949/50
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Merthyr Tydfil | 46 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 143 | 62 | 2.306 | 71 | Champions |
| 2nd | Colchester United | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 109 | 51 | 2.137 | 71 | ▲Elected to FL |
| 3rd | Yeovil Town | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 104 | 45 | 2.311 | 65 | - |
| 4th | Chelmsford City | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 121 | 64 | 1.891 | 61 | - |
| 5th | Gillingham | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 92 | 61 | 1.508 | 55 | ▲Elected to FL |
| 6th | Dartford | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 65 | 1.077 | 49 | - |
| 7th | Worcester City | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 85 | 80 | 1.063 | 49 | - |
| 8th | Guildford City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 79 | 73 | 1.082 | 47 | - |
| 9th | Weymouth | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 80 | 81 | 0.988 | 47 | - |
| 10th | Barry Town | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 78 | 72 | 1.083 | 46 | - |
| 11th | Exeter City Reserves | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 73 | 83 | 0.880 | 46 | - |
| 12th | Lovells Athletic | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 86 | 78 | 1.103 | 44 | - |
| 13th | Tonbridge | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 65 | 76 | 0.855 | 44 | - |
| 14th | Hastings United | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 92 | 140 | 0.657 | 42 | - |
| 15th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 88 | 81 | 1.086 | 41 | - |
| 16th | Torquay United Reserves | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 80 | 89 | 0.899 | 40 | - |
| 17th | Bath City | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 61 | 78 | 0.782 | 39 | - |
| 18th | Gloucester City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 72 | 101 | 0.713 | 39 | - |
| 19th | Hereford United | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 74 | 76 | 0.974 | 38 | - |
| 20th | Headington United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 75 | 96 | 0.781 | 37 | - |
| 21st | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 72 | 97 | 0.742 | 37 | - |
| 22nd | Bedford Town | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 35 | - |
| 23rd | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 64 | 108 | 0.593 | 35 | - |
| 24th | Chingford Town | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 63 | 151 | 0.417 | 26 | - |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▲Colchester United were Elected to the Football League Third Division South |
| ▲Gillingham were Elected to the Football League Third Division South |
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ▲Kettering Town Joined from the Birmingham & District League |
| ▲LIanelly Joined from the Welsh Football League |
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