1945–46 Southern Football League

The 1945–46 Southern Football League season was the 43rd in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Southern Football League
Season1945–46
ChampionsChelmsford City
Matches played104
Goals scored515 (4.95 per match)

It was the first season after the break caused by World War II.

Not all league competitions resumed in 1945 (the Football League did not restart until 1946–47) and six clubs that had featured in the 1939–40 season had left the league, whilst there were four new clubs, Bedford Town, Colchester United, Swindon Town II and Cardiff City II.

Chelmsford City were champions, winning their first Southern League title. At the end of the season Cardiff City and Swindon Town resigned their second teams from the league.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Results
1 Chelmsford City 18 15 1 2 66 23 2.870 34[a]
2 Hereford United 20 13 3 4 59 31 1.903 29
3 Bath City 20 12 2 6 62 32 1.938 26
4 Cheltenham Town 18 9 1 8 35 54 0.648 22[a]
5 Barry Town 20 8 4 8 42 42 1.000 20
6 Yeovil & Petters United 18 7 1 10 57 52 1.096 18[a]
7 Worcester City 20 8 2 10 60 58 1.034 18
8 Colchester United 20 7 3 10 29 47 0.617 17
9 Bedford Town 16 4 1 11 30 49 0.612 15[a]
10 Swindon Town II 18 4 3 11 36 65 0.554 14[a] Resigned from the league
11 Cardiff City II 20 4 5 11 39 60 0.650 13
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Chelmsford City, Cheltenham Town, Yeovil & Petters and Swindon Town II awarded three points for two unfulfilled matches. Bedford Town awarded six points for four unfulfilled matches.

The table contains an error as the goals for are 515 and the goals against are 513.


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