Football League Third Division South 1928/29
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 86 | 60 | 1.433 | 54 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Crystal Palace | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 81 | 67 | 1.209 | 54 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Northampton Town | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 96 | 57 | 1.684 | 52 | - |
| 4th | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 51 | 1.627 | 52 | - |
| 5th | Fulham | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 101 | 71 | 1.423 | 52 | - |
| 6th | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 82 | 61 | 1.344 | 52 | - |
| 7th | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 89 | 73 | 1.219 | 49 | - |
| 8th | Watford | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 74 | 1.068 | 48 | - |
| 9th | Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 84 | 77 | 1.091 | 47 | - |
| 10th | Swindon Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 75 | 72 | 1.042 | 43 | - |
| 11th | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 1.088 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 80 | 75 | 1.067 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Brentford | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 60 | 0.933 | 38 | - |
| 14th | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 79 | 0.924 | 38 | - |
| 15th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 58 | 76 | 0.763 | 38 | - |
| 16th | Newport County | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 86 | 0.802 | 35 | - |
| 17th | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 69 | 81 | 0.852 | 34 | - |
| 18th | Torquay United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 84 | 0.786 | 34 | - |
| 19th | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 79 | 0.759 | 33 | - |
| 20th | Merthyr Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 55 | 103 | 0.534 | 30 | - |
| 21st | Exeter City | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 29 | Re Elected |
| 22nd | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 83 | 0.518 | 29 | 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 5 non- league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 42 | Exeter City | Re Elected to the League |
| 35 | Gillingham | Re Elected to the League |
| 6 | Argonauts | Not Elected to the League |
| 5 | Aldershot Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Kettering Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Thames Association | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Llanelly | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Clapton Orient were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▲Charlton Athletic were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Exeter City were Re-Elected to the League |
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- Gillingham were Re-Elected to the League |