# Third Division 1920-1921

La Third Division 1920-1921 è stato il 1º campionato inglese di calcio di terza divisione.
I membri fondatori di questo nuovo torneo istituito dalla Football League furono 21 club provenienti dalla Southern League Division One 1919-20 ed il Grimsby Town, retrocesso dalla Second Division. Ad aggiudicarsi il titolo fu il Crystal Palace, che venne così promosso nella categoria superiore.

## Squadre partecipanti

| Squadra | Città | Stadio | Stagione precedente |
| Brentford | Londra | Griffin Park | 15º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | Goldstone Ground | 16º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol | Eastville Stadium | 17º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Crystal Palace | Londra | The Nest | 3º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Exeter City | Exeter | St James Park | 10º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Gillingham | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 22º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Grimsby Town | Grimsby | Blundell Park | 22º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Luton Town | Luton | Kenilworth Road | 20º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Merthyr Town | Merthyr Tydfil | Penydarren Park | 21º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Millwall | Londra | The Den | 14º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Newport County | Newport | Somerton Park | 18º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Northampton Town | Northampton | County Ground | 19º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Norwich City | Norwich | The Nest | 12º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth | Home Park | 5º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Fratton Park | 1º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Queens Park Rangers | Londra | Loftus Road | 6º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Reading | Reading | Elm Park | 2º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Southampton | Southampton | The Dell | 8º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Southend Utd | Southend on Sea | Kursaal Ground | 11º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Swansea Town | Swansea | Vetch Field | 9º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Swindon Town | Swindon | County Ground | 13º posto in Southern League Division One |
| Watford | Watford | Cassio Road | 2º posto in Southern League Division One |

## Classifica finale

| Pos. | Squadra | Pt | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | QR |
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 59 | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 70 | 34 | 2.059 |
| 2 | Southampton | 54 | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 64 | 28 | 2.286 |
| 3 | QPR | 53 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 32 | 1.906 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 52 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 73 | 49 | 1.490 |
| 5 | Swansea Town | 51 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 56 | 45 | 1.244 |
| 6 | Watford | 48 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 34 | 1.341 |
| 7 | Millwall | 47 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 30 | 1.400 |
| 8 | Merthyr Town | 45 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 49 | 1.224 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 44 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 1.089 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 43 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 57 | 1.193 |
| 11 | Plymouth | 43 | 42 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 35 | 24 | 1.029 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 39 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 39 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 59 | 0.831 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 38 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 75 | 0.787 |
| 15 | Newport County | 37 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 64 | 0.672 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 36 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 0.830 |
| 17 | Southend Utd | 36 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 61 | 0.721 |
| 18 | Brighton | 36 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 0.689 |
| 19 | Exeter City | 35 | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 54 | 0.722 |
| 20 | Reading | 31 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 59 | 0.712 |
| 21 | Brentford | 30 | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 67 | 0.627 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 28 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 74 | 0.459 |
Legenda:
    Promosso in Second Division 1921-1922.
    Rieletto nella Football League.
Regolamento:
    Due punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.
    A parità di punti le squadre venivano classificate secondo il quoziente reti.

## Risultati
### Tabellone

| | BRE | BHA | BRI | CRY | EXE | GIL | GRI | LUT | MER | MIL | NEW | NOR | NOW | PLY | POR | QPR | REA | SOU | STD | SWA | SWI | WAT |
| Brentford | –––– | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Brighton | 4-0 | | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0-3 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2-1 | 3-1 | | 2-1 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| Crystal Palace | 4-2 | 3-2 | 3-0 | | 2-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Exeter City | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-3 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Gillingham | 1-3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Grimsby Town | 2-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
| Luton Town | 2-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 3-1 | | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 6-0 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Merthyr Town | 3-1 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 7-1 | 6-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 | | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2-0 |
| Millwall | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 5-0 | 1-0 |
| Newport County | 3-1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 3-1 | | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Northampton Town | 6-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Norwich City | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-3 | | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | 5-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 5-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Portsmouth | 0-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Quuens Park Rangers | 1-0 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Reading | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | | 0-4 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Southampton | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 | | 3-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 4-1 |
| Southend United | 4-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | | 1-2 | 1-3 | 4-1 |
| Swansea Town | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5-2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Swindon Town | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 9-1 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | | 2-0 |
| Watford | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 7-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0-1 | |