Football League Third Division South 1950/51
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 110 | 40 | 2.750 | 70 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Norwich City | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 82 | 45 | 1.822 | 64 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Reading | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 88 | 53 | 1.660 | 57 | - |
| 4th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 85 | 55 | 1.545 | 57 | - |
| 5th | Millwall | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 57 | 1.404 | 56 | - |
| 6th | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 42 | 1.524 | 55 | - |
| 7th | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 92 | 69 | 1.333 | 52 | - |
| 8th | Ipswich Town | 46 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 58 | 1.190 | 52 | - |
| 9th | Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 57 | 1.140 | 51 | - |
| 10th | Bristol City | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 59 | 1.085 | 51 | - |
| 11th | Newport County | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 77 | 70 | 1.100 | 47 | - |
| 12th | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 65 | 0.923 | 45 | - |
| 13th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 71 | 79 | 0.899 | 43 | - |
| 14th | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 85 | 0.729 | 42 | - |
| 15th | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 62 | 0.839 | 40 | - |
| 16th | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 63 | 76 | 0.829 | 40 | - |
| 17th | Swindon Town | 46 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 67 | 0.821 | 40 | - |
| 18th | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 88 | 0.636 | 40 | - |
| 19th | Leyton Orient | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 38 | - |
| 20th | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 81 | 0.790 | 37 | - |
| 21st | Northampton Town | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 0.821 | 36 | - |
| 22nd | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 69 | 101 | 0.683 | 35 | - |
| 23rd | Watford | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 54 | 88 | 0.614 | 29 | Re Elected |
| 24th | Crystal Palace | 46 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 84 | 0.393 | 27 | 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 membership of the Southern section of the Third Division by 8 non-league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 48 | Watford | Re Elected to the League |
| 45 | Crystal Palace | Re Elected to the League |
| 3 | Bath City | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Merthyr Tydfil | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Worcester City | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Chelmsford City | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Hereford United | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | LIanelly | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Peterborough United | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Yeovil Town | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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- Shrewsbury Town Transferred from the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Nottingham Forest were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Watford were Re-Elected to the League |
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- Crystal Palace were Re-Elected to the League |
