Football League Third Division South 1936/37
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Luton Town | 42 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 103 | 53 | 1.943 | 58 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Notts County | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 52 | 1.423 | 56 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 74 | 43 | 1.721 | 53 | - |
| 4th | Watford | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 85 | 60 | 1.417 | 49 | - |
| 5th | Reading | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 60 | 1.267 | 49 | - |
| 6th | Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 59 | 1.102 | 49 | - |
| 7th | Northampton Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 85 | 68 | 1.250 | 46 | - |
| 8th | Millwall | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 46 | - |
| 9th | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 73 | 52 | 1.404 | 45 | - |
| 10th | Southend United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 78 | 67 | 1.164 | 45 | - |
| 11th | Gillingham | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 66 | 0.788 | 44 | - |
| 12th | Clapton Orient | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 1.000 | 43 | - |
| 13th | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 75 | 73 | 1.027 | 39 | - |
| 14th | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 61 | 1.016 | 38 | - |
| 15th | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 71 | 80 | 0.888 | 36 | - |
| 16th | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 58 | 70 | 0.829 | 36 | - |
| 17th | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 85 | 0.741 | 36 | - |
| 18th | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 87 | 0.621 | 35 | - |
| 19th | Newport County | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 98 | 0.684 | 34 | - |
| 20th | Torquay United | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 57 | 80 | 0.713 | 32 | - |
| 21st | Exeter City | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 88 | 0.670 | 32 | Re Elected |
| 22nd | Aldershot | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 89 | 0.562 | 23 | Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Southern League champions Ipswich Town challenged the two clubs seeking re-election in the vote for League membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 40 | Exeter City | Re Elected to the League |
| 34 | Aldershot | Re Elected to the League |
| 24 | Ipswich Town | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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- Mansfield Town Transferred from the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Luton Town were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Exeter City were Re-Elected to the League |
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- Aldershot were Re-Elected to the League |
