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      DIVISION 3 (South)    1953/54
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  Leading League goalscorer:
Jack English 
(Northampton Town)
 28  goals

Bournemouth and Swindon Town both finished the season equal on 40 points and also equal on goals scored (67) and goals conceded (70) and so, very rare in League history, they were equally placed in the table (19th).

   1 Ipswich Town 46 27 10 9 82 51 64 Promoted
    Season Results 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 26 9 11 86 61 61
    3 Bristol City 46 25 6 15 88 66 56
    Season Results 4 Watford 46 21 10 15 85 69 52
    Season Results 5 Northampton Town 46 20 11 15 82 55 51
    Season Results 6 Southampton 46 22 7 17 76 63 51
    Season Results 7 Norwich City 46 20 11 15 73 66 51
    8 Reading 46 20 9 17 86 73 49
    9 Exeter City 46 20 8 18 68 58 48
    10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 61 66 48
    11 Leyton Orient 46 18 11 17 79 73 47
    12 Millwall 46 19 9 18 74 77 47
    13 Torquay United 46 17 12 17 81 88 46

    14 Coventry City 46 18 9 19 61 56 45
    15 Newport County 46 19 6 21 61 81 44
    16 Southend United 46 18 7 21 69 71 43
    17 Aldershot 46 17 9 20 74 86 43
    18 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 60 68 42
    Season Results 19= Bournemouth 46 16 8 22 67 70 40
      19= Swindon Town 46 15 10 21 67 70 40
      21 Shrewsbury Town 46 14 12 20 65 76 40
      Season Results 22 Crystal Palace 46 14 12 20 60 86 40

      23 Colchester United 46 10 10 26 50 78 30 Re-election position
      24 Walsall 46 9 8 29 40 87 26 Re-election position
     
     
R Five non-league clubs challenged the two clubs needing to seek re-election in the vote for League membership. Voting -
45 votes Colchester United Re-elected to the League
32 Walsall Re-elected to the League
18 Peterborough United Not elected to the League
2 Worcester City Not elected to the League
1 Merthyr Tydfil Not elected to the League
0 Bath City Not elected to the League
0 Yeovil Town Not elected to the League