# 1950–51 Tercera División

The 1950–51 Tercera División was the 15th edition of the Spanish third tier.

## Format

100 teams in 6 geographic groups participated this season. The winners and runners up of each group progressed to the Promotion play-offs. They formed two groups of 6 clubs playing each other home and away (10 games each). The winners and runners up of each group were promoted to the Segunda División. Tenerife, although not a Tercera División member were involved in a play-off against the 13th placed side in the South Group of the Segunda División.

## League tables
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Atlético de Zamora | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 111 | 51 | +60 | 44 |
| 2 | Caudal | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 86 | 47 | +39 | 43 |
| 3 | Real Juvencia | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 40 |
| 4 | Juvenil | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 39 |
| 5 | Cultural Leonesa | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 36 |
| 6 | La Felguera | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 31 |
| 7 | Ponferradina | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 84 | −22 | 30 |
| 8 | Langreano | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 30 |
| 9 | Pontevedra | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Real Avilés | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 27 |
| 11 | Arosa | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 26 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 24 |
| 13 | Vetusta | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 24 |
| 14 | Lemos | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 79 | −31 | 22 |
| 15 | Palencia | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 17 |
| 16 | Santiago | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 16 |
* ↑ 1 point deducted. Arosa fielded an ineligible player in a 1-0 home win against Real Avilés who were awarded the victory.
* ↑ 1 point deducted. FN Palencia fielded an ineligible player in a 1-1 draw at Arsenal Ferrol. Arsenal were awarded the victory.

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Eibar | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 45 | +39 | 52 |
| 2 | Alavés | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 31 | +44 | 47 |
| 3 | Burgos | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 47 |
| 4 | Getxo | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 45 |
| 5 | Mirandés | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 38 |
| 6 | Indautxu | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 63 | +5 | 38 |
| 7 | Izarra | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 75 | 78 | −3 | 34 |
| 8 | Sestao | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 33 |
| 9 | Calahorra | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 33 |
| 10 | Arenas de Getxo | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 32 |
| 11 | Naval | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Baskonia | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | Erandio | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 30 |
| 14 | Recreación de Logroño | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 30 |
| 15 | Juventud de Santander | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 76 | −19 | 28 |
| 16 | Rayo Cantabria | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 74 | −15 | 24 |
| 17 | Real Unión | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 49 | 91 | −42 | 22 |
| 18 | Tudelano | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 107 | −64 | 19 |

### Group III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Martinenc | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 94 | 54 | +40 | 46 |
| 2 | Terrassa | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 43 |
| 3 | Atlético Zaragoza | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 99 | 48 | +51 | 42 |
| 4 | España Industrial | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 40 |
| 5 | Tortosa | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 81 | 49 | +32 | 36 |
| 6 | Sants | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 75 | −1 | 35 |
| 7 | Mataró | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 33 |
| 8 | Binéfar | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 33 |
| 9 | Manresa | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 72 | 76 | −4 | 32 |
| 10 | Arenas de Zaragoza | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 31 |
| 11 | Igualada | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 31 |
| 12 | Escoriaza | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 74 | 79 | −5 | 27 |
| 13 | Calatayud | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 26 |
| 14 | Granollers | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 75 | −20 | 25 |
| 15 | Júpiter | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 59 | 91 | −32 | 25 |
| 16 | Tàrrega | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 94 | −51 | 20 |
| 17 | Reus | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 53 | 96 | −43 | 19 |

### Group IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cacereño | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 38 |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 37 |
| 3 | Calvo Sotelo | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 36 |
| 4 | Manchego | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 35 |
| 5 | Badajoz | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 33 |
| 6 | Real Ávila | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 32 |
| 7 | Emeritense | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 31 |
| 8 | Tomelloso | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 31 |
| 9 | Gimnástica Segoviana | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 65 | +7 | 31 |
| 10 | Conquense | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 30 |
| 11 | Valdepeñas | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 78 | −18 | 27 |
| 12 | Talavera | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 89 | −19 | 27 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 25 |
| 14 | Toledo | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 24 |
| 15 | Alcalá | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 53 | 75 | −22 | 24 |
| 16 | Cuatro Caminos | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 81 | −36 | 19 |

### Group V

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Atlético Baleares | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 88 | 35 | +53 | 43 |
| 2 | Alicante | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 95 | 59 | +36 | 43 |
| 3 | Castellón | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 40 |
| 4 | Manacor | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 75 | 38 | +37 | 39 |
| 5 | Imperial | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 35 |
| 6 | Elche | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 34 |
| 7 | Orihuela | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 33 |
| 8 | Naval | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 33 |
| 9 | Catarroja | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 33 |
| 10 | Novelda | 32 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 32 |
| 11 | San Javier | 32 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Villena | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 73 | 75 | −2 | 30 |
| 13 | Segarra | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 30 |
| 14 | Constància | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 27 |
| 15 | Olímpic de Xàtiva | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 22 |
| 16 | Eldense | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 93 | −45 | 20 |
| 17 | Cieza | 32 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 28 | 113 | −85 | 10 |
* ↑ 2 points deducted for non-appearance away to Orihuela who were awarded the points.
* ↑ 3 points deducted. Two for non-appearance away to Constancia, who were awarded the points. One for fielding an ineligible player at home to Novelda with the points awarded to Novelda.
* ↑ 2 points deducted for non-appearance at Segarra who were awarded the points.

### Group VI

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Recreativo de Huelva | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 86 | 41 | +45 | 41 |
| 2 | Real Betis | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 95 | 53 | +42 | 40 |
| 3 | Real Jaén | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 40 |
| 4 | Almería | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 37 |
| 5 | San Fernando | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 34 |
| 6 | Xerez | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 32 |
| 7 | Cádiz | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 30 |
| 8 | Español de Tetuán | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 30 |
| 9 | Iliturgi | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Maghreb-el-Aksa | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 27 |
| 11 | Utrera | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 27 |
| 12 | Atlético Malagueño | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 26 |
| 13 | Recreativo de Granada | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 69 | −33 | 24 |
| 14 | España de Tánger | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 23 |
| 15 | Algeciras | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 22 |
| 16 | Larache | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 34 | 74 | −40 | 19 |

## Promotion playoff
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Caudal | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 13 |
| 2 | Alavés | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Atlético de Zamora | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 10 |
| 4 | Eibar | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 9 |
| 5 | Terrassa | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 8 |
| 6 | Martinenc | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 7 |
Note: Caudal and Alavés were promoted to the Segunda División.

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Atlético Baleares | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 13 |
| 2 | Alicante | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 11 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 11 |
| 4 | Recreativo de Huelva | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 11 |
| 5 | Cacereño | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 11 |
| 6 | Guadalajara | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 40 | −30 | 3 |
Note: Atlético Baleares and Alicante CF were promoted to the Segunda División.

## Relegation playoff
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Santiago | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 12 |
| 2 | Calzada | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 10 |
| 3 | Polvorín | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 8 |
| 4 | Hispania Gijonés | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 6 |
| 5 | Fabril | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 4 |
| 6 | Palencia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* ↑ Team withdrawn from the competition

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Rayo Cantabria | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 14 |
| 2 | Portugalete | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 13 |
| 3 | Mondragón | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 12 |
| 4 | Juventud de Santander | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 9 |
| 5 | Peña Sport | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 7 |
| 6 | Santoña | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 5 |

### Group III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Europa | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 15 |
| 2 | Tàrrega | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 | Hernán Cortés | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 11 |
| 4 | Vilafranca | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 9 |
| 5 | Júpiter | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 8 |
| 6 | Celta de Zaragoza | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 37 | −24 | 5 |

### Group IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 15 |
| 2 | Cuatro Caminos | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 13 |
| 3 | Miguel del Prado | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 11 |
| 4 | Villaverde Boetticher | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 9 |
| 5 | Alcalá | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 9 |
| 6 | Montijo | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 0 |
* ↑ 3 points deducted

### Group V

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Aspense | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 11 |
| 2 | Soriano | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 10 |
| 3 | Maó | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | Hellín | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Eldense | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 5 |
| 6 | Olímpic de Xàtiva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* ↑ Team withdrawn from the competition

### Group VI

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Algeciras | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 16 |
| 2 | Larache | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 12 |
| 3 | Juventud de Sevilla | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 12 |
| 4 | Villa de Nador | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 9 |
| 5 | Unión Tangerina | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 6 |
| 6 | Puerto Real | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 4 |
* ↑ 1 point deducted

## Season records

* Most wins: 23, Eibar.
* Most draws: 9, 6 teams.
* Most losses: 25, Cieza.
* Most goals for: 111, Atlético de Zamora.
* Most goals against: 113, Cieza.
* Most points: 52, Eibar.
* Fewest wins: 5, Santiago and Cieza.
* Fewest draws: 0, Manresa.
* Fewest losses: 5, Eibar.
* Fewest goals for: 28, Cieza.
* Fewest goals against: 31, Alavés.
* Fewest points: 10, Cieza.