Football League Third Division South 1949/50
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Notts County | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 95 | 50 | 1.900 | 58 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Northampton Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 50 | 1.440 | 51 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Southend United | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 48 | 1.375 | 51 | - |
| 4th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 67 | 39 | 1.718 | 49 | - |
| 5th | Torquay United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 66 | 63 | 1.048 | 48 | - |
| 6th | Watford | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 35 | 1.286 | 45 | - |
| 7th | Crystal Palace | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 54 | 1.019 | 44 | - |
| 8th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 69 | 0.826 | 44 | - |
| 9th | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 1.000 | 43 | - |
| 10th | Reading | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 64 | 1.094 | 42 | - |
| 11th | Norwich City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 63 | 1.032 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 56 | 1.018 | 42 | - |
| 13th | Port Vale | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 42 | 1.119 | 41 | - |
| 14th | Swindon Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 62 | 0.952 | 41 | - |
| 15th | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 61 | 0.984 | 40 | - |
| 16th | Exeter City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 75 | 0.840 | 39 | - |
| 17th | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 57 | 86 | 0.663 | 35 | - |
| 18th | Leyton Orient | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 53 | 85 | 0.624 | 35 | - |
| 19th | Walsall | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 61 | 62 | 0.984 | 34 | - |
| 20th | Aldershot | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 60 | 0.800 | 34 | - |
| 21st | Newport County | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 67 | 98 | 0.684 | 34 | Re Elected |
| 22nd | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 32 | Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Newport County & Millwall were re-elected without a vote. Two clubs were added to each of the Third Divisions and the voting process was devoted to deciding on the clubs who were to join the League. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 44 | Gillingham | ▲ Elected to the League |
| 28 | Colchester United | ▲ Elected to the League |
| 11 | Worcester City | Not Elected to the League |
| 8 | Chelmsford City | Not Elected to the League |
| 5 | Peterborough United | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Merthyr Tydfil | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Yeovil Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | LIanelly | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Cradley Heath | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Nuneaton Borough | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Plymouth Argyle were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▲Notts County were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Newport County were Re-Elected to the League |
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- Millwall were Re-Elected to the League |
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▲Colchester United were Elected to the League |
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▲Gillingham were Elected to the League |
