Football League Third Division South 1935/36
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Coventry City | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 102 | 45 | 2.267 | 57 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Luton Town | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 81 | 45 | 1.800 | 56 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Reading | 42 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 87 | 62 | 1.403 | 54 | - |
| 4th | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 84 | 53 | 1.585 | 53 | - |
| 5th | Watford | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 54 | 1.481 | 49 | - |
| 6th | Crystal Palace | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 96 | 74 | 1.297 | 49 | - |
| 7th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 63 | 1.111 | 44 | - |
| 8th | Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 56 | 1.071 | 43 | - |
| 9th | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 57 | 1.053 | 42 | - |
| 10th | Torquay United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 1.000 | 41 | - |
| 11th | Aldershot | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 40 | - |
| 12th | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 71 | 0.817 | 40 | - |
| 13th | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 59 | 0.814 | 40 | - |
| 14th | Clapton Orient | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 55 | 61 | 0.902 | 38 | - |
| 15th | Northampton Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 90 | 0.689 | 38 | - |
| 16th | Gillingham | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 77 | 0.857 | 37 | - |
| 17th | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 69 | 95 | 0.726 | 37 | - |
| 18th | Southend United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 62 | 0.984 | 36 | - |
| 19th | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 36 | - |
| 20th | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 73 | 0.822 | 36 | - |
| 21st | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 111 | 0.541 | 31 | Re Elected |
| 22nd | Exeter City | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 59 | 93 | 0.634 | 27 | Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Three Southern League clubs challenged the two clubs seeking re-election in the vote for League membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 48 | Exeter City | Re Elected to the League |
| 40 | Newport County | Re Elected to the League |
| 9 | Bath City | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Dartford | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Folkestone | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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- Walsall Transferred from the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Coventry City were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Newport County were Re-Elected to the League |
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- Exeter City were Re-Elected to the League |