1940's◄ English Football Tier 3 South ►1960's
English Football - League Positions - 1950'S
| Tier 3 - FL 3rd Division South |
Finishing League Positions - Tier 3 - South
|
Club |
49/50 | 50/51 | 51/52 | 52/53 | 53/54 | 54/55 | 55/56 | 56/57 | 57/58 |
| Aldershot | 20th | 18th | 12th | 19th | 17th | 14th | 15th | 19th | 18th |
| Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic | 12th | 9th | 14th | 9th | 19th | 17th | 9th | 5th | 9th |
| Brentford | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 6th | 8th | 2nd |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 8th | 13th | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 1st |
| Bristol City | 15th | 10th | 15th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | - | - | - |
| Bristol Rovers | 10th | 6th | 7th | 1st | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colchester United | - | 16th | 10th | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 12th | 3rd | 12th |
| Coventry City | - | - | - | 6th | 14th | 9th | 8th | 16th | 19th |
| Crystal Palace | 7th | 24th | 19th | 13th | 22nd | 20th | 23rd | 20th | 14th |
| Exeter City | 16th | 14th | 23rd | 17th | 9th | 22nd | 16th | 21st | 24th |
| Gillingham | - | 22nd | 22nd | 21st | 10th | 4th | 10th | 22nd | 22nd |
| Ipswich Town | 17th | 8th | 17th | 16th | 1st | - | 3rd | 1st | - |
| Leyton Orient | 18th | 19th | 18th | 14th | 11th | 2nd | 1st | - | - |
| Millwall | 22nd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 12th | 5th | 22nd | 17th | 23rd |
| Newport County | 21st | 11th | 6th | 15th | 15th | 19th | 19th | 12th | 11th |
| Northampton Town | 2nd | 21st | 8th | 3rd | 5th | 13th | 11th | 14th | 13th |
| Norwich City | 11th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 12th | 7th | 24th | 8th |
| Nottingham Forest | 4th | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Notts County | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plymouth Argyle | - | 4th | 1st | - | - | - | - | 18th | 3rd |
| Port Vale | 13th | 12th | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | 15th |
| Queens Park Rangers | - | - | - | 20th | 18th | 15th | 18th | 10th | 10th |
| Reading | - | 3rd | 2nd | 11th | 8th | 18th | 17th | 13th | 5th |
| Shrewsbury Town | - | - | 20th | 23rd | 21st | 16th | 13th | 9th | 17th |
| Southampton | - | - | - | - | 6th | 3rd | 14th | 4th | 6th |
| Southend United | 3rd | 7th | 9th | 8th | 16th | 10th | 4th | 7th | 7th |
| Swindon Town | 14th | 17th | 16th | 18th | 20th | 21st | 24th | 23rd | 4th |
| Torquay United | 5th | 20th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 8th | 5th | 2nd | 21st |
| Walsall | 19th | 15th | 24th | 24th | 24th | 23rd | 20th | 15th | 20th |
| Watford | 6th | 23rd | 21st | 10th | 4th | 7th | 21st | 11th | 16th |
1940's◄ English Football Tier 3 South ►1960's