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Football League Third Division South Cup

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The Football League Third Division South Cup was a football knockout competition open to teams competing in Football League Third Division South .

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4-528: The competition was first held in 1933–34 and ran until the 1938–39 season. The cup was revived for the 1945–46 season. The competition was run using a knockout format, with games replayed if level. In the first year the tournament format resulted in 6 first round ties, with the remaining 10 sides joining in the next round to make eight ties. In most seasons there were minor changes to the format, resulting in differing numbers of ties in each round. The tournaments featured all 22 teams from Division Three South. In

8-525: The first two seasons the final was played at a neutral venue, and for the next three seasons the final was two-legged, whilst the final edition was not completed. The 1945–46 competition started with two cup competitions, the Third Division South (South) Cup and Third Division South (North) Cup. Each cup consisted of 11 teams played on a league basis, although only 16 games were played by each team. The first two places in each cup then contested

12-408: The season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season on, re-election

16-704: The semi-finals of a knockout competition. Source: The 1933–34 final was held at Home Park , Plymouth on 2 May 1934. The 1945–46 final was held at Stamford Bridge , London . 1933%E2%80%9334 Football League The 1933 – 34 season was the 42nd season of the Football League . The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79 , with home and away statistics separated. Beginning with

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