Football League Third Division South 1929/30
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 98 | 38 | 2.579 | 68 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Brentford | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 94 | 44 | 2.136 | 61 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 68 | 1.176 | 51 | - |
| 4th | Northampton Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 82 | 58 | 1.414 | 50 | - |
| 5th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 87 | 63 | 1.381 | 50 | - |
| 6th | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 88 | 73 | 1.205 | 47 | - |
| 7th | Fulham | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 87 | 83 | 1.048 | 47 | - |
| 8th | Norwich City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 88 | 77 | 1.143 | 46 | - |
| 9th | Crystal Palace | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 74 | 1.095 | 46 | - |
| 10th | Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 61 | 1.180 | 43 | - |
| 11th | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 59 | 1.169 | 43 | - |
| 12th | Clapton Orient | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 62 | 0.887 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 78 | 0.821 | 40 | - |
| 14th | Swindon Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 83 | 0.880 | 38 | - |
| 15th | Watford | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 73 | 0.822 | 38 | - |
| 16th | Exeter City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 73 | 0.918 | 35 | - |
| 17th | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 34 | - |
| 18th | Newport County | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 74 | 85 | 0.871 | 34 | - |
| 19th | Torquay United | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 94 | 0.681 | 31 | - |
| 20th | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 67 | 93 | 0.720 | 30 | - |
| 21st | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 0.637 | 30 | Re Elected |
| 22nd | Merthyr Town | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 60 | 135 | 0.444 | 21 | ▼Not Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 4 non- league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 33 | Gillingham | Re Elected to the League |
| 20 | Thames Association (later Thames) | ▲ Elected to the League |
| 19 | Aldershot Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 14 | Merthyr Town | Not Re Elected to the League |
| 4 | LIanelly | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Argonauts | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Notts County were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▲Plymouth Argyle were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Gillingham were Re-Elected to the League |
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▼Merthyr Town were Not Re-Elected to the League |
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▲Thames Association were Elected to the Football League and shortened their name to Thames for the start of the 1930/31 Season |