# 1950–51 Football League

The 1950–51 season was the 52nd completed season of The Football League.

## Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.

## First Division

Newly promoted Tottenham Hotspur won the First Division title for the first time in their history, and achieved the rare distinction of lifting the First Division title one season after promotion. They finished four points ahead of their nearest rivals Manchester United.
Sheffield Wednesday and Everton were relegated to the Second Division, bracketed together at the bottom of the First Division on 32 points. Chelsea survived on goal average.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur (C) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 82 | 44 | 1.864 | 60 | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 1.850 | 56 | |
| 3 | Blackpool | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 79 | 53 | 1.491 | 50 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 53 | 1.170 | 49 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 56 | 1.304 | 47 | |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 65 | 1.169 | 47 | |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 71 | 68 | 1.044 | 47 | |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 64 | 61 | 1.049 | 45 | |
| 9 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 53 | 59 | 0.898 | 43 | |
| 10 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 43 | 1.116 | 42 | |
| 11 | Derby County | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 81 | 75 | 1.080 | 40 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 63 | 73 | 0.863 | 40 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 59 | 0.847 | 40 | |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 61 | 1.213 | 38 | |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 66 | 68 | 0.971 | 37 | |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 37 | |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 80 | 0.788 | 37 | |
| 18 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 68 | 0.765 | 37 | |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 92 | 0.696 | 36 | |
| 20 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 53 | 65 | 0.815 | 32 | |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 64 | 83 | 0.771 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Everton (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 48 | 86 | 0.558 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BLP | BOL | BUR | CHA | CHE | DER | EVE | FUL | HUD | LIV | MUN | MID | NEW | POR | SHW | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WOL |
| Arsenal | | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Aston Villa | 1–1 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Blackpool | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Burnley | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| Chelsea | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Derby County | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 6–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Everton | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Fulham | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 1–5 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Liverpool | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Manchester United | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Middlesbrough | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Newcastle United | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Portsmouth | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Stoke City | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Sunderland | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 7–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 3–2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |

### Maps
## Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Preston North End (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 91 | 49 | 1.857 | 57 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Manchester City (P) | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 89 | 61 | 1.459 | 52 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 53 | 45 | 1.178 | 50 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 53 | 1.208 | 49 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 55 | 1.145 | 48 | |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 46 | |
| 7 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | 45 | |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 62 | 1.161 | 44 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 74 | 1.014 | 44 | |
| 10 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 70 | 1.057 | 43 | |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 43 | |
| 12 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 73 | 0.904 | 43 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 69 | 0.986 | 42 | |
| 14 | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 1.172 | 41 | |
| 15 | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 68 | 1.088 | 40 | |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 71 | 82 | 0.866 | 40 | |
| 17 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 39 | |
| 18 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 54 | 77 | 0.701 | 36 | |
| 19 | Luton Town | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 0.814 | 32 | |
| 20 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 60 | 86 | 0.698 | 32 | |
| 21 | Chesterfield (R) | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 69 | 0.638 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division North |
| 22 | Grimsby Town (R) | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 95 | 0.642 | 28 | Relegation to the Third Division North |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BLB | BRE | BRY | CAR | CHF | COV | DON | GRI | HUL | LEE | LEI | LUT | MCI | NTC | PNE | QPR | SHU | SOU | SWA | WHU |
| Barnsley | | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Birmingham | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–4 | 2–3 | | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Brentford | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Bury | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Cardiff City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Chesterfield | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Coventry City | 3–3 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Grimsby Town | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| Hull City | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Leeds United | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Leicester City | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–5 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Luton Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Manchester City | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Notts County | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| Preston North End | 7–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Sheffield United | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 |
| Southampton | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Swansea Town | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 3–2 |
| West Ham United | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |

### Maps
## Third Division North

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 25 | 2.512 | 71 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 1.625 | 64 | |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 1.580 | 62 | |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 1.339 | 59 | |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 1.534 | 58 | |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 1.250 | 54 | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 1.429 | 52 | |
| 8 | Gateshead | 46 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 1.355 | 50 | |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 1.017 | 48 | |
| 10 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 1.000 | 48 | |
| 11 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 1.113 | 45 | |
| 12 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 48 | 1.018 | 44 | |
| 13 | Chester | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 0.969 | 43 | |
| 14 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 0.775 | 42 | |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 37 | 1.000 | 40 | |
| 16 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 40 | 0.970 | 39 | |
| 17 | York City | 46 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 53 | 0.857 | 39 | |
| 18 | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 0.766 | 39 | |
| 19 | Barrow | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 49 | 0.671 | 38 | |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 0.581 | 37 | Transferred |
| 21 | Southport | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 47 | 0.778 | 36 | |
| 22 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 45 | 0.725 | 34 | |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 72 | 0.416 | 32 | Re-elected |
| 24 | New Brighton | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 0.444 | 30 | Failed re-election |
* 1 2 New club in the league; elected from Midland League

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | BRW | BRA | BPA | CRL | CHE | CRE | DAR | GAT | HAL | HAR | LIN | MAN | NWB | OLD | ROC | ROT | SCU | SHR | SOU | STP | TRA | WRE | YOR |
| Accrington Stanley | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Barrow | 4–0 | | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Bradford City | 7–0 | 5–1 | | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 5–2 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| Carlisle United | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Chester | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Darlington | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Gateshead | 7–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Halifax Town | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Hartlepool | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 |
| Lincoln City | 9–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Mansfield Town | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| New Brighton | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Rochdale | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Rotherham United | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 |
| Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Southport | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Stockport County | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Tranmere | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 7–2 |
| Wrexham | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 4–3 |
| York City | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |

### Maps
## Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 2.750 | 70 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Norwich City | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 1.822 | 64 | |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 1.660 | 57 | |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 1.545 | 57 | |
| 5 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 1.404 | 56 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 1.524 | 55 | |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 1.333 | 52 | |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 1.190 | 52 | |
| 9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 1.140 | 51 | |
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 1.085 | 51 | |
| 11 | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 1.100 | 47 | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 0.923 | 45 | |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 0.899 | 43 | |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 55 | 0.729 | 42 | |
| 15 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 42 | 0.839 | 40 | |
| 16 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 0.829 | 40 | |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 50 | 0.821 | 40 | |
| 18 | Aldershot | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 68 | 0.636 | 40 | |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 47 | 0.707 | 38 | |
| 20 | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 42 | 0.790 | 37 | |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 0.821 | 36 | |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 71 | 0.683 | 35 | |
| 23 | Watford | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 60 | 0.614 | 29 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 0.393 | 27 | Re-elected |
* 1 2 New club in the league; elected from Southern League

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALD | B&BA | B&HA | BRI | BRR | COL | CRY | EXE | GIL | IPS | LEY | MIL | NPC | NOR | NWC | NOT | PLY | PTV | REA | STD | SWI | TOR | WAL | WAT |
| Aldershot | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 9–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Bristol City | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Colchester United | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Crystal Palace | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Exeter City | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| Gillingham | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 9–4 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Ipswich Town | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Leyton Orient | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Millwall | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Newport County | 7–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Northampton Town | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 |
| Norwich City | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Nottingham Forest | 7–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 9–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Port Vale | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Reading | 7–1 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Southend | 4–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | | 8–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 |
| Swindon Town | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Torquay United | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Walsall | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 1–0 |
| Watford | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |