title: Third Division 1920-1921
text: # Third Division 1920-1921
  
  La Third Division 1920-1921 è stato il 1º campionato inglese di calcio di terza divisione.
  
  I membri fondatori di questo nuovo torneo istituito dalla Football League furono 21 club provenienti dalla Southern League Division One 1919-20 ed il Grimsby Town, retrocesso dalla Second Division. Ad aggiudicarsi il titolo fu il Crystal Palace, che venne così promosso nella categoria superiore.
  
  ## Squadre partecipanti
  
  | Squadra | Città | Stadio | Stagione precedente |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Brentford | Londra | Griffin Park | 15º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | Goldstone Ground | 16º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol | Eastville Stadium | 17º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Crystal Palace | Londra | The Nest | 3º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Exeter City | Exeter | St James Park | 10º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Gillingham | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 22º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Grimsby Town | Grimsby | Blundell Park | 22º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
  | Luton Town | Luton | Kenilworth Road | 20º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Merthyr Town | Merthyr Tydfil | Penydarren Park | 21º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Millwall | Londra | The Den | 14º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Newport County | Newport | Somerton Park | 18º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Northampton Town | Northampton | County Ground | 19º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Norwich City | Norwich | The Nest | 12º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth | Home Park | 5º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Fratton Park | 1º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Queens Park Rangers | Londra | Loftus Road | 6º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Reading | Reading | Elm Park | 2º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Southampton | Southampton | The Dell | 8º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Southend Utd | Southend on Sea | Kursaal Ground | 11º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Swansea Town | Swansea | Vetch Field | 9º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Swindon Town | Swindon | County Ground | 13º posto in Southern League Division One |
  | Watford | Watford | Cassio Road | 2º posto in Southern League Division One |
  
  ## Classifica finale
  
  | Pos. | Squadra | Pt | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | QR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Crystal Palace | 59 | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 70 | 34 | 2.059 |
  | 2 | Southampton | 54 | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 64 | 28 | 2.286 |
  | 3 | QPR | 53 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 32 | 1.906 |
  | 4 | Swindon Town | 52 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 73 | 49 | 1.490 |
  | 5 | Swansea Town | 51 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 56 | 45 | 1.244 |
  | 6 | Watford | 48 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 34 | 1.341 |
  | 7 | Millwall | 47 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 30 | 1.400 |
  | 8 | Merthyr Town | 45 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 49 | 1.224 |
  | 9 | Luton Town | 44 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 1.089 |
  | 10 | Bristol Rovers | 43 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 57 | 1.193 |
  | 11 | Plymouth | 43 | 42 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 35 | 24 | 1.029 |
  | 12 | Portsmouth | 39 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 |
  | 13 | Grimsby Town | 39 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 59 | 0.831 |
  | 14 | Northampton Town | 38 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 75 | 0.787 |
  | 15 | Newport County | 37 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 64 | 0.672 |
  | 16 | Norwich City | 36 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 0.830 |
  | 17 | Southend Utd | 36 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 61 | 0.721 |
  | 18 | Brighton | 36 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 0.689 |
  | 19 | Exeter City | 35 | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 54 | 0.722 |
  | 20 | Reading | 31 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 59 | 0.712 |
  | 21 | Brentford | 30 | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 67 | 0.627 |
  | 22 | Gillingham | 28 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 74 | 0.459 |
  
  Legenda:
  
      Promosso in Second Division 1921-1922.
      Rieletto nella Football League.
  
  Regolamento:
  
      Due punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.
      A parità di punti le squadre venivano classificate secondo il quoziente reti.
  
  ## Risultati
  
  ### Tabellone
  
  | | BRE | BHA | BRI | CRY | EXE | GIL | GRI | LUT | MER | MIL | NEW | NOR | NOW | PLY | POR | QPR | REA | SOU | STD | SWA | SWI | WAT |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Brentford | –––– | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
  | Brighton | 4-0 | | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0-3 |
  | Bristol Rovers | 2-1 | 3-1 | | 2-1 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-0 |
  | Crystal Palace | 4-2 | 3-2 | 3-0 | | 2-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 |
  | Exeter City | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-3 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
  | Gillingham | 1-3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
  | Grimsby Town | 2-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
  | Luton Town | 2-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 3-1 | | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 6-0 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
  | Merthyr Town | 3-1 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 7-1 | 6-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 | | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2-0 |
  | Millwall | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 5-0 | 1-0 |
  | Newport County | 3-1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 3-1 | | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
  | Northampton Town | 6-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
  | Norwich City | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-3 | | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 |
  | Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | 5-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 5-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
  | Portsmouth | 0-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
  | Quuens Park Rangers | 1-0 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
  | Reading | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | | 0-4 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
  | Southampton | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 | | 3-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 4-1 |
  | Southend United | 4-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | | 1-2 | 1-3 | 4-1 |
  | Swansea Town | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5-2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | | 1-1 | 2-1 |
  | Swindon Town | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 9-1 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | | 2-0 |
  | Watford | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 7-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0-1 | |
  