Football League Third Division South 1930/31
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Notts County | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 97 | 46 | 2.109 | 59 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Crystal Palace | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 107 | 71 | 1.507 | 51 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Brentford | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 90 | 64 | 1.406 | 50 | - |
| 4th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 68 | 53 | 1.283 | 49 | - |
| 5th | Southend United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 76 | 60 | 1.267 | 49 | - |
| 6th | Northampton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 77 | 59 | 1.305 | 48 | - |
| 7th | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 76 | 51 | 1.490 | 46 | - |
| 8th | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 82 | 75 | 1.093 | 43 | - |
| 9th | Fulham | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 77 | 75 | 1.027 | 43 | - |
| 10th | Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 73 | 0.986 | 43 | - |
| 11th | Torquay United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 84 | 0.952 | 43 | - |
| 12th | Swindon Town | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 89 | 94 | 0.947 | 42 | - |
| 13th | Exeter City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 84 | 90 | 0.933 | 42 | - |
| 14th | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 75 | 65 | 1.154 | 41 | - |
| 15th | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 75 | 92 | 0.815 | 40 | - |
| 16th | Gillingham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 76 | 0.803 | 38 | - |
| 17th | Walsall | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 78 | 95 | 0.821 | 37 | Transferred |
| 18th | Watford | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 35 | - |
| 19th | Clapton Orient | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 91 | 0.692 | 35 | - |
| 20th | Thames | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 93 | 0.581 | 34 | - |
| 21st | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 69 | 111 | 0.622 | 28 | ▼Not Re Elected |
| 22nd | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 47 | 76 | 0.618 | 28 | 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 |
| 38 | Norwich City | Re Elected to the League |
| 25 | Mansfield Town | ▲Elected to the League |
| 19 | Newport County | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
| 14 | Aldershot | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Merthyr Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | LIanelly | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Reading were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▼Cardiff City were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▲Notts County were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Walsall Transferred to the Football League Third Division North |
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- Norwich City were Re-Elected to the League |
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▼Newport County were Not Re-Elected to the League |
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▲Mansfield Town were Elected to the Football League |