The 1951–52 Southern Football League season was the 49th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
At the end of the previous season Torquay United resigned their second team from the league. No new clubs had joined the league for this season so the league consisted of 22 remaining clubs. Merthyr Tydfil were champions for the third season in a row, winning their fourth Southern League title. Five Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.
League table
Football League elections Five Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as all four League clubs were re-elected.
ClubLeagueVotesDarlingtonFootball League49Exeter CityFootball League47WalsallFootball League45WorkingtonFootball League40Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination9Worcester CitySouthern League3Bath CitySouthern League1Merthyr TydfilSouthern League1Peterborough UnitedMidland League1NelsonLancashire Combination0North ShieldsNorth Eastern League0Headington UnitedSouthern League0Yeovil TownSouthern League0New BrightonLancashire Combination0
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