English Third Division (South) 1938/1939
Historical league standings at 25th February 1939
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Newport County | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 34 | 43 | 1.41 |
| 2 | Reading | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 1.43 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 36 | 1.34 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 35 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 38 | 33 | 1.55 |
| 6 | Notts. County | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 33 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 32 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 44 | 32 | 1.05 |
| 9 | Watford | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 39 | 31 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 47 | 31 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 31 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Aldershot | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 43 | 31 | 0.77 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 29 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 61 | 29 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Southend United | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 46 | 26 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 28 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 26 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 29 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 53 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 23 | 0.85 |
| 18 | Clapton Orient | 28 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 39 | 22 | 0.85 |
| 19 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 39 | 21 | 0.87 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 28 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 42 | 21 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Walsall | 29 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 18 | 0.67 |



