This division was created in 1921 from the Third Division, formed one year earlier when the Football League absorbed the leading clubs from the Southern League.[1]
In 1921, a Northern section was also created called the Third Division North. The Third Division South was formed from the original 22 teams[2] in the Third Division, with the exceptions of Crystal Palace, who were promoted to the Second Division, Grimsby Town who were transferred to the Third Division North, and Aberdare Athletic and Charlton Athletic who joined The Football League for the first time. Several Midlands-based teams were included in the Third Division South from time to time, although most were geographically closer to their Northern division rivals; Nottingham Forest and Notts County played in the Southern division although nearby Derby County spent time in the Northern division.
Its final season was 1957–58, after which the North and South sections were merged to form a single Third Division and a new Fourth Division.[5] The top 12 clubs in Division Three South, except for the Champions Brighton & Hove Albion, went into the new Third Division, and the bottom 12 clubs went into the Fourth Division.
Tournaments between Third Division South and North
From the 1954–55 season until the 1957–58 season, there was a series of games between teams representing the Third Division North and the Third Division South.
^Paul Felton (22 July 2001). "England 1957–58". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
^. Links to final tables for all seasons. Statto. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
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football, league, third, division, south, third, division, south, football, league, tier, english, football, league, system, from, 1921, 1958, parallel, with, third, division, north, with, clubs, elected, league, relegated, from, division, allocated, other, ac. The Third Division South of The Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958 It ran in parallel with the Third Division North with clubs elected to the League or relegated from Division Two allocated to one or the other according to geographical position Some clubs in the English Midlands shuttled between the Third Division South and the Third Division North according to the composition of the two leagues in any one season Football League Third Division SouthOrganising bodyThe Football LeagueFounded1921Folded1958CountryEnglandNumber of teams22 1921 1950 24 1950 1958 Level on pyramid3Promotion toSecond DivisionDomestic cup s FA CupLeague cup s Third Division South Cup 1933 1939 1945 1946 Last championsBrighton amp Hove Albion 1957 58 Most championshipsBristol City 3 titles This division was created in 1921 from the Third Division formed one year earlier when the Football League absorbed the leading clubs from the Southern League 1 In 1921 a Northern section was also created called the Third Division North The Third Division South was formed from the original 22 teams 2 in the Third Division with the exceptions of Crystal Palace who were promoted to the Second Division Grimsby Town who were transferred to the Third Division North and Aberdare Athletic and Charlton Athletic who joined The Football League for the first time Several Midlands based teams were included in the Third Division South from time to time although most were geographically closer to their Northern division rivals Nottingham Forest and Notts County played in the Southern division although nearby Derby County spent time in the Northern division For the 1950 51 season the division was expanded to 24 clubs with Colchester United and Gillingham joining 3 4 Only one promotion place was available each season from the Third Division South to the Second Division which made it very difficult to win promotion Six teams Brighton amp Hove Albion Exeter City Northampton Town Southend United Swindon Town and Watford were ever present in the division for the 30 years of its existence Of the teams that played in the Third Division South Portsmouth Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest were later English football champions Its final season was 1957 58 after which the North and South sections were merged to form a single Third Division and a new Fourth Division 5 The top 12 clubs in Division Three South except for the Champions Brighton amp Hove Albion went into the new Third Division and the bottom 12 clubs went into the Fourth Division Tournaments between Third Division South and North EditFrom 1934 to the war s outbreak there was a short lived knockout competition Football League Third Division South Cup From the 1954 55 season until the 1957 58 season there was a series of games between teams representing the Third Division North and the Third Division South Champions EditMain article List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors Season Champions1921 22 Southampton1922 23 Bristol City1923 24 Portsmouth1924 25 Swansea Town1925 26 Reading1926 27 Bristol City1927 28 Millwall1928 29 Charlton Athletic1929 30 Plymouth Argyle1930 31 Notts County1931 32 Fulham1932 33 Brentford1933 34 Norwich City1934 35 Charlton Athletic1935 36 Coventry City1936 37 Luton Town1937 38 Millwall1938 39 Newport County1939 40 League abandoned due to World War II1940 46 League suspended due to World War II1946 47 Cardiff City1947 48 Queens Park Rangers1948 49 Swansea Town1949 50 Notts County1950 51 Nottingham Forest1951 52 Plymouth Argyle1952 53 Bristol Rovers1953 54 Ipswich Town1954 55 Bristol City1955 56 Leyton Orient1956 57 Ipswich Town1957 58 Brighton amp Hove AlbionSource Statto 6 References Edit History of The Football League The Football League 22 September 2010 Archived from the original on 2 February 2013 Retrieved 6 July 2012 Paul Felton and Barry Spencer 14 June 2000 England 1921 22 Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 24 December 2012 Four new clubs for the Football League The Coventry Evening Telegraph 3 June 1950 p 11 Retrieved 8 May 2019 via British Newspaper Archive Bigger English League Belfast Telegraph Belfast 3 June 1950 p 5 Retrieved 8 May 2019 via British Newspaper Archive Paul Felton 22 July 2001 England 1957 58 Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 24 December 2012 English Division Three South 1957 1958 Table Links to final tables for all seasons Statto Archived from the original on 30 May 2011 Retrieved 10 June 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Football League Third Division South amp oldid 995329575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
