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

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

 Reading were Relegated from the Football League Second Division

 ▼Cardiff City were Relegated from the Football League Second Division

 ▲Notts County were Promoted to the Football League Second Division

 - Walsall Transferred to the Football League Third Division North

 - Norwich City were Re-Elected to the League

 ▼Newport County were Not Re-Elected to the League

 ▲Mansfield Town were Elected to the Football League