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.

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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. After this season, the Southern Football League did not resume until

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had ended in 1945.

Eastern Section

Western Section

The Western Section featured three new clubs: * Gloucester City *

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* Lovell's Athletic

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Southern Football League, 1939-40 1939-40 4 1939–40 in Welsh football