223:
who joined The
Football League for the first time. Several Midlands-based teams were included in the Third Division South from time to time, although most were geographically closer to their Northern division rivals;
203:
In 1921, a
Northern section was also created called the Third Division North. The Third Division South was formed from the original 22 teams in the Third Division, with the exceptions of
317:
329:
749:
997:
250:
Only one promotion place was available each season from the Third
Division South to the Second Division, which made it very difficult to win promotion. Six teams,
1634:
1629:
937:
1654:
889:
1624:
1434:
1116:
991:
185:
shuttled between the Third
Division South and the Third Division North according to the composition of the two leagues in any one season.
1649:
1455:
1644:
1428:
1103:
1516:
1012:
310:
116:
1639:
1109:
930:
717:
705:
693:
681:
669:
657:
645:
633:
621:
609:
597:
585:
561:
549:
537:
525:
513:
501:
489:
477:
465:
453:
441:
429:
417:
405:
393:
381:
369:
357:
345:
1027:
1004:
274:, were ever-present in the division for the 30 years of its existence. Of the teams that played in the Third Division South,
1558:
1300:
166:
17:
1586:
1600:
1551:
753:
1579:
1488:
1327:
1040:
923:
1380:
1184:
1179:
1139:
1017:
1566:
1508:
1483:
1314:
1159:
294:
208:
178:
96:
833:
799:
1293:
1287:
722:
298:
290:
251:
162:
128:
1332:
170:
1531:
1448:
1415:
1593:
986:
133:
1401:
1544:
1189:
852:
818:
897:
289:
Its final season was 1957–58, after which the North and South sections were merged to form a single
1468:
1423:
1169:
1134:
1033:
981:
976:
602:
197:
174:
90:
1093:
1473:
1352:
1261:
41:
1387:
915:
1282:
1251:
1236:
1154:
1022:
638:
506:
434:
283:
240:
220:
216:
1394:
1572:
1537:
1366:
1359:
1209:
1144:
971:
554:
259:
1526:
1241:
301:, went into the new Third Division, and the bottom 12 clubs went into the Fourth Division.
181:
allocated to one or the other according to geographical position. Some clubs in the
English
1521:
1373:
1073:
947:
650:
446:
263:
8:
1408:
1221:
1048:
662:
614:
386:
204:
193:
158:
1501:
966:
1231:
805:
698:
518:
1494:
1256:
1199:
839:
710:
686:
674:
626:
590:
494:
458:
410:
362:
279:
267:
233:
225:
212:
144:
1078:
350:
255:
320:
between teams representing the Third
Division North and the Third Division South.
1164:
867:
776:
530:
374:
275:
244:
1441:
1226:
1174:
1098:
1053:
482:
309:
From 1934 to the war's outbreak, there was a short-lived knockout competition
1618:
1478:
1266:
1246:
1088:
542:
422:
1338:
578:
567:
398:
271:
229:
1463:
470:
1345:
1068:
1124:
304:
297:. The top 12 clubs in Division Three South, except for the Champions
1322:
1204:
1063:
1058:
239:
For the 1950–51 season the division was expanded to 24 clubs, with
182:
1194:
1149:
1129:
1083:
945:
330:
List of winners of
English Football League One and predecessors
106:
316:
From the 1954–55 season until the 1957–58 season, there was a
774:
951:
752:. The Football League. 22 September 2010. Archived from
890:"English Division Three (South) 1957–1958 : Table"
215:
who were transferred to the Third
Division North, and
832:
798:
305:Tournaments between Third Division South and North
1616:
232:played in the Southern division although nearby
165:from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the
1635:Defunct third level football leagues in Europe
775:Paul Felton and Barry Spencer (14 June 2000).
931:
865:
188:This division was created in 1921 from the
938:
924:
1630:Defunct English Football League divisions
870:. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
800:"Four new clubs for the Football League"
779:. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
311:Football League Third Division South Cup
286:were later English football champions.
14:
1617:
1655:Sports leagues disestablished in 1958
919:
894:Links to final tables for all seasons
236:spent time in the Northern division.
1625:Football League Third Division South
196:absorbed the leading clubs from the
33:Football League Third Division South
24:
1650:Sports leagues established in 1921
25:
1666:
1645:1958 disestablishments in England
843:. Belfast. 3 June 1950. p. 5
750:"History of The Football League"
192:, formed one year earlier when
1640:1921 establishments in England
882:
859:
825:
806:The Coventry Evening Telegraph
791:
768:
742:
163:English football league system
13:
1:
735:
866:Paul Felton (22 July 2001).
323:
7:
207:, who were promoted to the
10:
1671:
723:Brighton & Hove Albion
327:
299:Brighton & Hove Albion
252:Brighton & Hove Albion
129:Brighton & Hove Albion
1416:Regionalliga West/Südwest
1275:
959:
853:British Newspaper Archive
819:British Newspaper Archive
809:. 3 June 1950. p. 11
140:
124:
112:
102:
89:
81:
71:
63:
55:
47:
37:
896:. Statto. Archived from
577:League suspended due to
566:League abandoned due to
117:Third Division South Cup
834:"Bigger English League"
1509:Campeonato de Portugal
992:Bosnia and Herzegovina
120:(1933–1939, 1945–1946)
171:elected to the League
1381:Schwarzwald-Bodensee
1308:Third Division South
1301:Third Division North
167:Third Division North
155:Third Division South
18:Division Three South
950:leagues of Europe (
603:Queens Park Rangers
194:the Football League
159:The Football League
42:The Football League
34:
756:on 2 February 2013
161:was a tier in the
141:Most championships
32:
1612:
1611:
868:"England 1957–58"
840:Belfast Telegraph
777:"England 1921–22"
732:
728:
727:
639:Nottingham Forest
507:Charlton Athletic
435:Charlton Athletic
284:Nottingham Forest
241:Colchester United
226:Nottingham Forest
221:Charlton Athletic
217:Aberdare Athletic
151:
150:
16:(Redirected from
1662:
1603:
1596:
1589:
1582:
1575:
1561:
1554:
1547:
1540:
1511:
1504:
1497:
1484:Northern Ireland
1458:
1451:
1444:
1437:
1418:
1411:
1404:
1397:
1390:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1362:
1355:
1348:
1341:
1317:
1310:
1303:
1296:
1216:
1185:Northern Ireland
1119:
1112:
1043:
1036:
1007:
1005:Republika Srpska
1000:
940:
933:
926:
917:
916:
910:
909:
907:
905:
886:
880:
879:
877:
875:
863:
857:
856:
850:
848:
836:
829:
823:
822:
816:
814:
802:
795:
789:
788:
786:
784:
772:
766:
765:
763:
761:
746:
730:
334:
333:
260:Northampton Town
82:Level on pyramid
35:
31:
21:
1670:
1669:
1665:
1664:
1663:
1661:
1660:
1659:
1615:
1614:
1613:
1608:
1599:
1592:
1585:
1578:
1571:
1557:
1550:
1543:
1536:
1507:
1500:
1495:Second Division
1493:
1454:
1447:
1440:
1433:
1414:
1407:
1400:
1393:
1386:
1379:
1372:
1365:
1358:
1351:
1344:
1337:
1315:Second Division
1313:
1306:
1299:
1292:
1271:
1214:
1180:North Macedonia
1115:
1108:
1041:Moravia-Silesia
1039:
1032:
1003:
996:
955:
944:
914:
913:
903:
901:
888:
887:
883:
873:
871:
864:
860:
846:
844:
831:
830:
826:
812:
810:
797:
796:
792:
782:
780:
773:
769:
759:
757:
748:
747:
743:
738:
651:Plymouth Argyle
447:Plymouth Argyle
332:
326:
318:series of games
307:
295:Fourth Division
264:Southend United
209:Second Division
198:Southern League
131:
119:
103:Domestic cup(s)
97:Second Division
76:
72:Number of teams
38:Organising body
30:
29:Football league
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1668:
1658:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1610:
1609:
1607:
1606:
1605:
1604:
1597:
1590:
1583:
1576:
1564:
1563:
1562:
1555:
1548:
1541:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1513:
1512:
1505:
1502:Third Division
1498:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1460:
1459:
1452:
1445:
1442:A Championship
1438:
1429:Rep of Ireland
1426:
1421:
1420:
1419:
1412:
1405:
1398:
1391:
1384:
1377:
1370:
1363:
1356:
1349:
1342:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1319:
1318:
1311:
1304:
1297:
1294:Third Division
1285:
1279:
1277:
1273:
1272:
1270:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1218:
1217:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1121:
1120:
1113:
1104:Rep of Ireland
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1045:
1044:
1037:
1028:Czech Republic
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1009:
1008:
1001:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
963:
961:
957:
956:
943:
942:
935:
928:
920:
912:
911:
900:on 30 May 2011
881:
858:
824:
790:
767:
740:
739:
737:
734:
731:Source: Statto
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725:
720:
714:
713:
708:
702:
701:
696:
690:
689:
684:
678:
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672:
666:
665:
663:Bristol Rovers
660:
654:
653:
648:
642:
641:
636:
630:
629:
624:
618:
617:
612:
606:
605:
600:
594:
593:
588:
582:
581:
575:
571:
570:
564:
558:
557:
555:Newport County
552:
546:
545:
540:
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533:
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522:
521:
516:
510:
509:
504:
498:
497:
492:
486:
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474:
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468:
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450:
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432:
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420:
414:
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408:
402:
401:
396:
390:
389:
384:
378:
377:
372:
366:
365:
360:
354:
353:
348:
342:
341:
338:
328:Main article:
325:
322:
306:
303:
291:Third Division
205:Crystal Palace
190:Third Division
149:
148:
142:
138:
137:
126:
125:Last champions
122:
121:
114:
110:
109:
104:
100:
99:
94:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
77:24 (1950–1958)
75:22 (1921–1950)
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
49:
45:
44:
39:
28:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1648:
1646:
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1626:
1623:
1622:
1620:
1602:
1598:
1595:
1591:
1588:
1584:
1581:
1577:
1574:
1570:
1569:
1568:
1565:
1560:
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1553:
1549:
1546:
1542:
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1533:
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1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1510:
1506:
1503:
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1490:
1487:
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1477:
1475:
1472:
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1467:
1465:
1462:
1457:
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1403:
1399:
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1392:
1389:
1385:
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1375:
1371:
1368:
1364:
1361:
1357:
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1340:
1336:
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1321:
1316:
1312:
1309:
1305:
1302:
1298:
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1290:
1289:
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1284:
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1243:
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1223:
1220:
1213:
1212:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
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1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
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1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
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1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1118:
1114:
1111:
1107:
1106:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1064:Faroe Islands
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1042:
1038:
1035:
1031:
1030:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1006:
1002:
999:
995:
994:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
964:
962:
958:
953:
949:
941:
936:
934:
929:
927:
922:
921:
918:
899:
895:
891:
885:
869:
862:
854:
842:
841:
835:
828:
820:
808:
807:
801:
794:
778:
771:
755:
751:
745:
741:
733:
724:
721:
719:
716:
715:
712:
709:
707:
704:
703:
700:
699:Leyton Orient
697:
695:
692:
691:
688:
685:
683:
680:
679:
676:
673:
671:
668:
667:
664:
661:
659:
656:
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652:
649:
647:
644:
643:
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637:
635:
632:
631:
628:
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623:
620:
619:
616:
613:
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608:
607:
604:
601:
599:
596:
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592:
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587:
584:
583:
580:
576:
573:
572:
569:
565:
563:
560:
559:
556:
553:
551:
548:
547:
544:
541:
539:
536:
535:
532:
529:
527:
524:
523:
520:
519:Coventry City
517:
515:
512:
511:
508:
505:
503:
500:
499:
496:
493:
491:
488:
487:
484:
481:
479:
476:
475:
472:
469:
467:
464:
463:
460:
457:
455:
452:
451:
448:
445:
443:
440:
439:
436:
433:
431:
428:
427:
424:
421:
419:
416:
415:
412:
409:
407:
404:
403:
400:
397:
395:
392:
391:
388:
385:
383:
380:
379:
376:
373:
371:
368:
367:
364:
361:
359:
356:
355:
352:
349:
347:
344:
343:
339:
336:
335:
331:
321:
319:
314:
312:
302:
300:
296:
292:
287:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
248:
246:
242:
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218:
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210:
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191:
186:
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180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
146:
143:
139:
135:
130:
127:
123:
118:
115:
113:League cup(s)
111:
108:
105:
101:
98:
95:
92:
88:
84:
80:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
43:
40:
36:
27:
19:
1573:Third League
1522:Soviet Union
1339:East Germany
1307:
946:Third-level
902:. Retrieved
898:the original
893:
884:
872:. Retrieved
861:
851:– via
845:. Retrieved
838:
827:
817:– via
811:. Retrieved
804:
793:
781:. Retrieved
770:
758:. Retrieved
754:the original
744:
729:
711:Ipswich Town
687:Bristol City
675:Ipswich Town
627:Notts County
615:Swansea Town
591:Cardiff City
579:World War II
568:World War II
495:Norwich City
459:Notts County
411:Bristol City
387:Swansea Town
363:Bristol City
315:
308:
288:
280:Ipswich Town
268:Swindon Town
249:
238:
234:Derby County
230:Notts County
213:Grimsby Town
202:
189:
187:
179:Division Two
154:
152:
145:Bristol City
26:
1479:Netherlands
1402:Württemberg
1388:South Baden
1360:North Baden
1252:Switzerland
1175:Netherlands
874:24 December
783:24 December
351:Southampton
256:Exeter City
169:with clubs
1619:Categories
1594:Montenegro
1567:Yugoslavia
1449:B Division
1215:Division A
1170:Montenegro
1155:Luxembourg
1135:Kazakhstan
998:Federation
977:Azerbaijan
736:References
531:Luton Town
375:Portsmouth
340:Champions
293:and a new
276:Portsmouth
245:Gillingham
147:(3 titles)
1587:Macedonia
1395:Southwest
1367:Rhineland
1150:Lithuania
483:Brentford
324:Champions
247:joining.
175:relegated
91:Promotion
1601:Slovenia
1517:Scotland
1489:Portugal
1435:Connacht
1374:Saarland
1237:Slovenia
1232:Slovakia
1222:Scotland
1200:Portugal
1110:Leinster
1013:Bulgaria
948:football
543:Millwall
423:Millwall
183:Midlands
1580:Croatia
1559:Wrexham
1409:Central
1346:Bavaria
1333:Germany
1323:Finland
1288:England
1283:Belgium
1262:Ukraine
1205:Romania
1165:Moldova
1117:Munster
1099:Iceland
1094:Hungary
1084:Germany
1079:Georgia
1069:Finland
1059:Estonia
1054:England
1049:Denmark
1034:Bohemia
1018:Croatia
987:Belgium
982:Belarus
972:Austria
967:Albania
960:Current
904:10 June
718:1957–58
706:1956–57
694:1955–56
682:1954–55
670:1953–54
658:1952–53
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