
Division Three (South) table as at Saturday May 5th, 1951:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 110 | 40 | 2.75 | 70 |
| 2 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 82 | 45 | 1.82 | 64 |
| 3 |
Reading
Reading
|
46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 88 | 53 | 1.66 | 57 |
| 4 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 85 | 55 | 1.55 | 57 |
| 5 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 57 | 1.40 | 56 |
| 6 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 42 | 1.52 | 55 |
| 7 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 92 | 69 | 1.33 | 52 |
| 8 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 58 | 1.19 | 52 |
| 9 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 57 | 1.14 | 51 |
| 10 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 59 | 1.08 | 51 |
| 11 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 77 | 70 | 1.10 | 47 |
| 12 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 65 | 0.92 | 45 |
| 13 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 71 | 79 | 0.90 | 43 |
| 14 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 55 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 85 | 0.73 | 42 |
| 15 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 62 | 0.84 | 40 |
| 16 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 63 | 76 | 0.83 | 40 |
| 17 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 67 | 0.82 | 40 |
| 18 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 68 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 88 | 0.64 | 40 |
| 19 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 53 | 75 | 0.71 | 38 |
| 20 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 81 | 0.79 | 37 |
| 21 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 0.82 | 36 |
| 22 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 71 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 69 | 101 | 0.68 | 35 |
| 23 |
Watford
Watford
|
46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 60 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 54 | 88 | 0.61 | 29 |
| 24 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
46 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 84 | 0.39 | 27 |