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      SOUTHERN LEAGUE  EASTERN DIVISION
1929/30
      P W D L F A Pts
      1 Aldershot Town 32 21 6 5 84 39 48
      2 Millwall Reserves 32 21 3 8 75 56 45
      3 Thames Association 32 17 6 9 80 60 40 Promoted
      4 Peterborough & Fletton Un. 32 18 3 11 66 39 39
      5 Northampton Town Res. 32 17 4 11 86 60 38
      6 Southampton Reserves 32 14 7 11 73 62 35
      7 Sheppey United 32 15 5 12 76 69 35
      8 Kettering Town 32 13 7 12 70 69 33
      9 Dartford 32 14 5 13 57 59 33
      10 Norwich City Reserves 32 14 3 15 69 63 31
      11 Guildford City 32 13 2 17 65 97 28
      12 Bournemouth Reserves 32 10 7 15 59 63 27
      13 Brighton & HA Reserves 32 12 2 18 56 79 26
      14 Folkestone 32 13 0 19 56 82 26
      15 Sittingbourne 32 10 5 17 55 59 25
      16 Northfleet United 32 6 7 19 53 77 19
      17 Grays Thurrock United 32 7 2 23 54 101 16
     
     

The bottom two clubs in the Football League Division Three South seeking re-election (Gillingham and Merthyr Town) came up against non-leaguers Aldershot Town and Thames Association (Southern League Eastern Division), Llanelly (SL Western Division) and Argonauts (who had never played a match but who had planned to play home League matches at Wembley Stadium) in the vote for League membership. Voting - 

33 votes Gillingham Re-elected to the Football League
20 Thames Association Elected to the Football League Promoted
19 Aldershot Town Not elected to the Football League
14 Merthyr Town Not re-elected to the League
4 Llanelly Not elected to the Football League
0 Argonauts Not elected to the Football League

Thames Association shortened their name to Thames on taking up their Football League place.