
Division Three (South) table as at Saturday May 1st, 1954:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 51 | 1.61 | 64 |
| 2 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 86 | 61 | 1.41 | 61 |
| 3 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 48 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 88 | 66 | 1.33 | 56 |
| 4 |
Watford
Watford
|
46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 85 | 69 | 1.23 | 52 |
| 5 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 82 | 55 | 1.49 | 51 |
| 6 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 63 | 1.21 | 51 |
| 7 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 66 | 1.11 | 51 |
| 8 |
Reading
Reading
|
46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 86 | 73 | 1.18 | 49 |
| 9 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
46 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 58 | 1.17 | 48 |
| 10 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 66 | 0.92 | 48 |
| 11 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 79 | 73 | 1.08 | 47 |
| 12 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 77 | 0.96 | 47 |
| 13 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 55 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 81 | 88 | 0.92 | 46 |
| 14 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 56 | 1.09 | 45 |
| 15 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 53 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 61 | 81 | 0.75 | 44 |
| 16 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 69 | 71 | 0.97 | 43 |
| 17 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 55 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 74 | 86 | 0.86 | 43 |
| 18 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 68 | 0.88 | 42 |
| 19 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 70 | 0.96 | 40 |
| 20 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 67 | 70 | 0.96 | 40 |
| 21 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 76 | 0.86 | 40 |
| 22 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 86 | 0.70 | 40 |
| 23 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 50 | 78 | 0.64 | 30 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 60 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 40 | 87 | 0.46 | 26 |