Merthyr Tydfil were champions, winning their second Southern League title.
At the end of the season the Football League expanded from 88 to 92 clubs.
Six Southern League clubs applied to join, with Colchester United and Gillingham succeeding.
Six Southern League clubs applied, with Gillingham and Colchester United topping the ballot,[1] despite Merthyr winning the league.
Colchester United won the Southern League Cup, beating Bath City 6–4 on aggregate in the final.