Football League Third Division South  1921/22

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Southampton 42 23 15 4 68 21 3.238 61 ▲Champions
2nd  Plymouth Argyle 42 25 11 6 63 24 2.625 61 Runners Up
3rd  Portsmouth 42 18 17 7 62 39 1.590 53 -
4th  Luton Town 42 22 8 12 64 35 1.829 52 -
5th  Queens Park Rangers 42 18 13 11 53 44 1.205 49 -
6th  Swindon Town 42 16 13 13 72 60 1.200 45 -
7th  Watford 42 13 18 11 54 48 1.125 44 -
8th  Aberdare Athletic 42 17 10 15 57 51 1.113 44 -
9th  Brentford 42 16 11 15 52 43 1.209 43 -
10th  Swansea Town 42 13 15 14 50 47 1.064 41 -
11th  Merthyr Town 42 17 6 19 45 56 0.804 40 -
12th  Millwall 42 10 18 14 38 42 0.905 38 -
13th  Reading 42 14 10 18 40 47 0.851 38 -
14th  Bristol Rovers 42 14 10 18 52 67 0.776 38 -
15th  Norwich City 42 12 13 17 50 62 0.806 37 -
16th  Charlton Athletic 42 13 11 18 43 56 0.768 37 -
17th  Northampton Town 42 13 11 18 47 71 0.662 37 -
18th  Gillingham 42 14 8 20 47 60 0.783 36 -
19th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 13 9 20 45 51 0.882 35 -
20th  Newport County 42 11 12 19 44 61 0.721 34 -
21st  Exeter City 42 11 12 19 38 59 0.644 34 Re Elected
22nd  Southend United 42 8 11 23 34 74 0.459 27 Re Elected

 

Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 3 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
36 Southend United Re Elected to the League
32 Exeter City Re Elected to the League
21 Pontypridd Not Elected to the League
1 Bath City Not Elected to the League
0 Llanelly Not Elected to the League

 

End of Season Notes

 ▼Bristol City were Relegated from the Football League Second Division

 ▲Southampton were Promoted to the Football League Second Division

 - Exeter City were Re-Elected to the League

 - Southend United were Re-Elected to the League