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Football League Fourth Division Tables from 1958-59 to 1991-92

Complete record of every season in the Fourth Flight of the Football League from season 1958-59 to 1991-92. Includes a Cumulative Division Four Table for all 34 seasons featuring the 72 clubs who participated in the League.

1958-59 Division Four (1st Season) 1959-60 Division Four (2nd Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Port Vale (P) 46 14 6 3 62 30 12 6 5 48 28 52 64 1 Walsall (P) 46 14 5 4 57 33 14 4 5 45 27 42 65
2 Coventry City (P) 46 18 4 1 50 11 6 8 9 34 36 37 60 2 Notts County (P) 46 19 1 3 66 27 7 7 9 41 42 38 60
3 York City (P) 46 12 10 1 37 17 9 8 6 36 35 21 60 3 Torquay United (P) 46 17 3 3 56 27 9 5 9 28 31 26 60
4 Shrewsbury Town (P) 46 15 5 3 59 24 9 5 9 42 39 38 58 4 Watford (P) 46 17 2 4 62 28 7 7 9 30 39 25 57
5 Exeter City 46 16 4 3 55 24 7 7 9 32 37 16 57 5 Millwall 46 12 8 3 54 28 6 9 8 30 33 23 53
6 Walsall 46 13 5 5 56 25 8 5 10 39 39 31 52 6 Northampton Town 46 13 6 4 50 22 9 3 11 35 41 22 53
7 Crystal Palace 46 12 8 3 54 27 8 4 11 36 44 19 52 7 Gillingham 46 17 4 2 47 21 4 6 13 27 48 5 52
8 Northampton Town 46 14 5 4 48 25 7 4 12 37 53 7 51 8 Crystal Palace 46 12 6 5 61 27 7 6 10 23 37 20 50
9 Millwall 46 13 6 4 46 23 7 4 12 30 46 7 50 9 Exeter City 46 13 7 3 50 30 6 4 13 30 40 10 49
10 Carlisle United 46 11 6 6 37 30 8 6 9 25 35 –3 50 10 Stockport County 46 15 6 2 35 10 4 5 14 23 44 4 49
11 Gillingham 46 14 6 3 53 27 6 3 14 29 50 5 49 11 Bradford Park Avenue 46 12 10 1 48 25 5 5 13 22 43 2 49
12 Torquay United 46 11 5 7 45 32 5 7 11 33 45 1 44 12 Rochdale 46 15 4 4 46 19 3 6 14 19 41 5 46
13 Chester 46 10 5 8 39 33 6 7 10 33 51 –12 44 13 Aldershot 46 14 5 4 50 22 4 4 15 27 52 3 45
14 Bradford Park Avenue 46 15 1 7 51 29 3 6 14 24 48 –2 43 14 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 3 6 51 31 4 6 13 28 57 –9 45
15 Watford 46 10 6 7 46 36 6 4 13 35 43 2 42 15 Darlington 46 11 6 6 40 30 6 3 14 23 43 –10 43
16 Darlington 46 7 8 8 37 36 6 8 9 29 32 0 42 16 Workington 46 10 8 5 41 20 4 6 13 27 40 8 42
17 Workington 46 9 10 4 40 32 3 7 13 23 46 –15 41 17 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 3 7 40 23 3 7 13 29 53 –7 42
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 5 7 52 32 4 5 14 18 50 –12 40 18 Barrow 46 11 8 4 52 29 4 3 16 25 58 –10 41
19 Hartlepools United 46 11 4 8 50 41 4 6 13 24 47 –14 40 19 Carlisle United 46 9 6 8 28 28 6 5 12 23 38 –15 41
20 Gateshead 46 11 3 9 33 30 5 5 13 23 55 –29 40 20 Chester 46 10 8 5 37 26 4 4 15 22 51 –18 40
21 Oldham Athletic 46 15 0 8 39 29 1 4 18 20 55 –25 36 21 Southport 46 9 7 7 30 32 1 7 15 18 60 –43 34
22 Aldershot 46 8 4 11 37 45 6 3 14 26 52 –34 35 22 Gateshead 46 12 3 8 37 27 0 6 17 21 59 –28 33
23 Barrow 46 6 6 11 34 45 3 4 16 17 59 –53 28 23 Oldham Athletic 46 5 7 11 20 30 3 5 15 21 53 –42 28
24 Southport 46 7 8 8 26 25 0 4 19 15 61 –45 26 24 Hartlepools United 46 9 2 12 40 41 1 5 17 19 68 –50 27
1960-61 Division Four (3rd Season) 1961-62 Division Four (4th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Peterborough United (P) 46 18 3 2 85 30 10 7 6 49 35 69 66 1 Millwall (P) 44 16 3 3 47 18 7 7 8 40 44 25 56
2 Crystal Palace (P) 46 16 4 3 64 28 13 2 8 46 41 41 64 2 Colchester United (P) 44 17 4 1 78 24 6 5 11 26 47 33 55
3 Northampton Town (P) 46 16 4 3 53 25 9 6 8 37 37 28 60 3 Wrexham (P) 44 12 6 4 56 23 10 3 9 40 33 40 53
4 Bradford Park Avenue (P) 46 16 5 2 49 22 10 3 10 35 52 10 60 4 Carlisle United (P) 44 15 3 4 35 22 7 5 10 29 41 1 52
5 York City 46 17 3 3 50 14 4 6 13 30 46 20 51 5 Bradford City 44 14 5 3 58 32 7 4 11 36 54 8 51
6 Millwall 46 13 3 7 56 33 8 5 10 41 53 11 50 6 York City 44 17 2 3 62 19 3 8 11 22 34 31 50
7 Darlington 46 11 7 5 41 24 7 6 10 37 46 8 49 7 Aldershot 44 16 4 2 56 20 6 1 15 25 40 21 49
8 Workington 46 14 3 6 38 28 7 4 12 36 48 – 2 49 8 Workington 44 12 6 4 40 23 7 5 10 29 47 –1 49
9 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 4 8 40 29 9 5 9 21 38 – 6 49 9 Barrow 44 12 7 3 49 20 5 7 10 25 38 16 48
10 Aldershot 46 16 4 3 55 19 2 5 16 24 50 10 45 10 Crewe Alexandra 44 16 3 3 53 24 4 3 15 26 46 9 46
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 15 0 8 52 33 4 7 12 24 45 – 2 45 11 Oldham Athletic 44 12 7 3 47 26 5 5 12 30 44 7 46
12 Oldham Athletic 46 13 4 6 57 38 6 3 14 22 50 – 9 45 12 Rochdale 44 14 3 5 47 28 5 4 13 24 43 ±0 45
13 Stockport County 46 14 4 5 31 21 4 5 14 26 45 – 9 45 13 Darlington 44 13 5 4 37 24 5 4 13 24 49 –8 45
14 Southport 46 12 6 5 47 27 7 0 16 22 40 2 44 14 Mansfield Town 44 14 3 5 51 19 5 3 14 26 47 11 44
15 Gillingham 46 9 7 7 45 34 6 6 11 19 32 – 2 43 15 Tranmere Rovers 44 15 2 5 53 37 5 2 15 17 44 –11 44
16 Wrexham 46 12 4 7 38 22 5 4 14 24 34 6 42 16 Stockport County 44 13 3 6 42 27 4 6 12 28 42 1 43
17 Rochdale 46 13 7 3 43 19 4 1 18 17 47 – 6 42 17 Southport 44 13 5 4 36 25 4 4 14 25 46 –10 43
18 Accrington Stanley 46 12 4 7 44 32 4 4 15 30 56 – 14 40 18 Exeter City 44 11 5 6 43 32 2 6 14 19 45 –15 37
19 Carlisle United 46 10 7 6 43 37 3 6 14 18 42 – 18 39 19 Chesterfield 44 11 3 8 43 38 3 6 13 27 49 –17 37
20 Mansfield Town 46 10 3 10 39 34 6 3 14 32 44 – 7 38 20 Gillingham 44 10 6 6 48 30 3 5 14 25 64 –21 37
21 Exeter City 46 12 3 8 39 32 2 7 14 27 62 – 28 38 21 Doncaster Rovers 44 8 5 9 34 29 3 2 17 26 56 –25 29
22 Barrow 46 10 6 7 33 28 3 5 15 19 51 – 27 37 22 Hartlepools United 44 6 5 11 27 35 2 6 14 25 66 –49 27
23 Hartlepools United 46 10 4 9 46 40 2 4 17 25 63 – 32 32 23 Chester 44 5 9 8 36 37 2 3 17 18 59 –42 26
24 Chester 46 9 7 7 38 35 2 2 19 23 69 – 43 31
1962-63 Division Four (5th Season) 1963-64 Division Four (6th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Brentford (P) 46 18 2 3 59 31 9 6 8 39 33 34 62 1 Gillingham (P) 46 16 7 0 37 10 7 7 9 22 20 29 60
2 Oldham Athletic (P) 46 18 4 1 65 23 6 7 10 30 37 35 59 2 Carlisle United (P) 46 17 3 3 70 20 8 7 8 43 38 55 60
3 Crewe Alexandra (P) 46 15 4 4 50 21 9 7 7 36 37 28 59 3 Workington (P) 46 15 6 2 46 19 9 5 9 30 33 24 59
4 Mansfield Town (P) 46 16 4 3 61 20 8 5 10 47 49 39 57 4 Exeter City (P) 46 12 9 2 39 14 8 9 6 23 23 25 58
5 Gillingham 46 17 3 3 49 23 5 10 8 22 26 22 57 5 Bradford City 46 15 3 5 45 24 10 3 10 31 38 14 56
6 Torquay United 46 14 8 1 45 20 6 8 9 30 36 19 56 6 Torquay United 46 16 6 1 60 20 4 5 14 20 34 26 51
7 Rochdale 46 16 6 1 48 21 4 5 14 19 38 8 51 7 Tranmere Rovers 46 12 4 7 46 30 8 7 8 39 43 12 51
8 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 3 5 57 25 5 7 11 24 42 14 50 8 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 3 7 45 22 6 9 8 26 30 19 50
9 Barrow 46 14 7 2 52 26 5 5 13 30 54 2 50 9 Aldershot 46 15 3 5 58 28 4 7 12 25 50 5 48
10 Workington 46 13 4 6 42 20 4 9 10 34 48 8 47 10 Halifax Town 46 14 4 5 47 28 3 10 10 30 49 ±0 48
11 Aldershot 46 9 9 5 42 32 6 8 9 31 37 4 47 11 Lincoln City 46 15 2 6 49 31 4 7 12 18 44 –8 47
12 Darlington 46 13 3 7 44 33 6 3 14 28 54 –15 44 12 Chester 46 17 3 3 47 18 2 5 16 18 42 5 46
13 Southport 46 11 9 3 47 35 4 5 14 25 71 –34 44 13 Bradford Park Avenue 46 13 5 5 50 34 5 4 14 25 47 –6 45
14 York City 46 12 6 5 42 25 4 5 14 25 37 5 43 14 Doncaster Rovers 46 11 8 4 46 23 4 4 15 24 52 –5 42
15 Chesterfield 46 7 10 6 43 29 6 6 11 27 35 6 42 15 Newport County 46 12 3 8 35 24 5 5 13 29 49 –9 42
16 Doncaster Rovers 46 9 10 4 36 26 5 4 14 28 51 –13 42 16 Chesterfield 46 8 9 6 29 27 7 3 13 28 44 –14 42
17 Exeter City 46 9 6 8 27 32 7 4 12 30 45 –20 42 17 Stockport County 46 12 7 4 32 19 3 5 15 18 49 –18 42
18 Oxford United 46 10 10 3 44 27 3 5 15 26 44 –1 41 18 Oxford United 46 10 7 6 37 27 4 6 13 22 36 –4 41
19 Stockport County 46 9 7 7 34 29 6 4 13 22 41 –14 41 19 Darlington 46 8 9 6 40 37 6 3 14 26 56 –27 40
20 Newport County 46 11 6 6 44 29 3 5 15 32 61 –14 39 20 Rochdale 46 9 8 6 36 24 3 7 13 20 35 –3 39
21 Chester 46 11 5 7 31 23 4 4 15 20 43 –15 39 21 Southport 46 12 6 5 42 29 3 3 17 21 59 –25 39
22 Lincoln City 46 11 1 11 48 46 2 8 13 20 43 –21 35 22 York City 46 9 3 11 29 26 5 4 14 23 40 –14 35
23 Bradford City 46 8 5 10 37 40 3 5 15 27 53 –29 32 23 Hartlepools United 46 8 7 8 30 36 4 2 17 24 57 –39 33
24 Hartlepools United 46 5 7 11 33 39 2 4 17 23 65 –48 25 24 Barrow 46 4 10 9 30 36 2 8 13 21 57 –42 30
1964-65 Division Four (7th Season) 1965-66 Division Four (8th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 18 5 0 68 20 8 6 9 34 37 45 63 1 Doncaster Rovers (P) 46 15 6 2 49 21 9 5 9 36 33 31 59
2 Millwall (P) 46 13 10 0 45 15 10 6 7 33 30 33 62 2 Darlington (P) 46 16 3 4 41 17 9 6 8 31 36 19 59
3 York City (P) 46 20 1 2 63 21 8 5 10 28 35 35 62 3 Torquay United (P) 46 17 2 4 43 20 7 8 8 29 29 23 58
4 Oxford United (P) 46 18 4 1 54 13 5 11 7 33 31 43 61 4 Colchester United (P) 46 13 7 3 45 21 10 3 10 25 26 23 56
5 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 2 1 72 20 7 4 12 27 36 43 60 5 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 1 7 56 32 9 7 7 37 34 27 56
6 Rochdale 46 15 4 4 46 22 7 10 6 28 31 21 58 6 Luton Town 46 19 2 2 65 27 5 6 12 25 43 20 56
7 Bradford Park Avenue 46 14 8 1 52 22 6 9 8 34 40 24 57 7 Chester 46 15 5 3 52 27 5 7 11 27 43 9 52
8 Chester 46 19 1 3 75 26 6 5 12 44 55 38 56 8 Notts County 46 9 8 6 32 25 10 4 9 29 28 18 50
9 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 6 4 46 25 7 5 11 38 47 12 51 9 Newport County 46 14 6 3 46 24 4 6 13 29 51 ±0 48
10 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 8 4 55 34 7 5 11 35 47 9 49 10 Southport 46 15 6 2 47 20 3 6 14 21 49 –1 48
11 Torquay United 46 11 5 7 41 33 10 2 11 29 37 ±0 49 11 Bradford Park Avenue 46 14 2 7 59 31 7 3 13 43 61 10 47
12 Chesterfield 46 13 5 5 36 22 7 3 13 22 48 –12 48 12 Barrow 46 12 8 3 48 31 4 7 12 24 45 –4 47
13 Notts County 46 12 7 4 43 23 3 7 13 18 50 –12 44 13 Stockport County 46 12 4 7 42 29 6 2 15 29 41 1 42
14 Wrexham 46 12 5 6 59 37 5 4 14 25 55 –8 43 14 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 4 7 42 23 4 5 14 19 40 –2 41
15 Hartlepools United 46 11 10 2 44 28 4 3 16 17 57 –24 43 15 Halifax Town 46 11 6 6 46 31 4 5 14 21 44 –8 41
16 Newport County 46 14 5 4 54 26 3 3 17 31 55 4 42 16 Barnsley 46 11 6 6 43 24 4 4 15 31 54 –4 40
17 Darlington 46 14 2 7 52 30 4 4 15 32 57 –3 42 17 Aldershot 46 12 6 5 47 27 3 4 16 28 57 –9 40
18 Aldershot 46 14 3 6 46 25 1 4 18 18 59 –20 37 18 Hartlepools United 46 13 4 6 44 22 3 4 16 19 53 –12 40
19 Bradford City 46 9 2 12 37 36 3 6 14 33 52 –18 32 19 Port Vale 46 12 7 4 38 18 3 2 18 10 41 –11 39
20 Southport 46 5 9 9 35 45 3 7 13 23 44 –31 32 20 Chesterfield 46 8 9 6 37 35 5 4 14 25 43 –16 39
21 Barrow 46 9 4 10 30 38 3 2 18 29 67 –46 30 21 Rochdale 46 12 1 10 46 27 4 4 15 25 60 –16 37
22 Lincoln City 46 8 4 11 35 33 3 2 18 23 66 –41 28 22 Lincoln City 46 9 7 7 37 29 4 4 15 20 53 –25 37
23 Halifax Town 46 9 4 10 37 37 2 2 19 17 66 –49 28 23 Bradford City 46 10 5 8 37 34 2 8 13 26 60 –31 37
24 Stockport County 46 8 4 11 30 34 2 3 18 14 53 –23 27 24 Wrexham 46 10 4 9 43 43 3 5 15 29 61 –32 35
1966-67 Division Four (9th Season) 1967-68 Division Four (10th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Stockport County (P) 46 16 5 2 41 18 10 7 6 28 24 27 64 1 Luton Town (P) 46 19 3 1 55 16 8 9 6 32 28 43 66
2 Southport (P) 46 19 2 2 47 15 4 11 8 22 27 27 59 2 Barnsley (P) 46 17 6 0 43 14 7 7 9 25 32 22 61
3 Barrow (P) 46 12 8 3 35 18 12 3 8 41 36 22 59 3 Hartlepool United (P) 46 15 7 1 34 12 10 3 10 26 34 14 60
4 Tranmere Rovers (P) 46 14 6 3 42 20 8 8 7 24 23 23 58 4 Crewe Alexandra (P) 46 13 10 0 44 18 7 8 8 30 31 25 58
5 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 5 4 42 26 7 7 9 28 29 15 54 5 Bradford City 46 14 5 4 41 22 9 6 8 31 29 21 57
6 Southend United 46 15 5 3 44 12 7 4 12 26 37 21 53 6 Southend United 46 12 8 3 45 21 8 6 9 32 37 19 54
7 Wrexham 46 11 12 0 46 20 5 8 10 30 42 14 52 7 Chesterfield 46 15 4 4 47 20 6 7 10 24 30 21 53
8 Hartlepools United 46 15 3 5 44 29 7 4 12 22 35 2 51 8 Wrexham 46 17 3 3 47 12 3 10 10 25 41 19 53
9 Brentford 46 13 7 3 36 19 5 6 12 22 37 2 49 9 Aldershot 46 10 11 2 36 19 8 6 9 34 36 15 53
10 Aldershot 46 14 4 5 48 19 4 8 11 24 38 15 48 10 Doncaster Rovers 46 12 8 3 36 16 6 7 10 30 40 10 51
11 Bradford City 46 13 4 6 48 31 6 6 11 26 31 12 48 11 Halifax Town 46 10 6 7 34 24 5 10 8 18 25 3 46
12 Halifax Town 46 10 11 2 37 27 5 3 15 22 41 –9 44 12 Newport County 46 11 7 5 32 22 5 6 12 26 41 -5 45
13 Port Vale 46 9 7 7 33 27 5 8 10 22 31 –3 43 13 Lincoln City 46 11 3 9 41 31 6 6 11 30 37 3 43
14 Exeter City 46 11 6 6 30 24 3 9 11 20 36 –10 43 14 Brentford 46 13 4 6 41 24 5 3 15 20 40 -3 43
15 Chesterfield 46 13 6 4 33 16 4 2 17 27 47 –3 42 15 Swansea City 46 11 8 4 38 25 5 2 16 25 52 -14 42
16 Barnsley 46 8 7 8 30 28 5 8 10 30 36 –4 41 16 Darlington 46 6 11 6 31 27 6 6 11 16 26 -6 41
17 Luton Town 46 15 5 3 47 23 1 4 18 12 50 –14 41 17 Notts County 46 10 7 6 27 27 5 4 14 26 52 -26 41
18 Newport County 46 9 9 5 35 23 3 7 13 21 40 –7 40 18 Port Vale 46 10 5 8 41 31 2 10 11 20 41 -11 39
19 Chester 46 8 5 10 24 32 7 5 11 30 46 –24 40 19 Rochdale 46 9 8 6 35 32 3 6 14 16 40 -21 38
20 Notts County 46 10 7 6 31 25 3 4 16 22 47 –19 37 20 Exeter City 46 9 7 7 30 30 2 9 12 15 35 -20 38
21 Rochdale 46 10 4 9 30 27 3 7 13 23 48 –22 37 21 York City 46 9 6 8 44 30 2 8 13 21 38 -3 36
22 York City 46 11 5 7 45 31 1 6 16 20 48 –14 35 22 Chester City 46 6 6 11 35 38 3 8 12 22 40 -21 32
23 Bradford Park Avenue 46 7 6 10 30 34 4 7 12 22 45 –27 35 23 Workington 46 8 8 7 35 29 2 3 18 19 58 -33 31
24 Lincoln City 46 7 8 8 39 39 2 5 16 19 43 –24 31 24 Bradford Park Avenue 46 3 7 13 18 35 1 8 14 12 47 -52 23
1968-69 Division Four (11th Season) 1969-70 Division Four (12th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Doncaster Rovers (P) 46 13 8 2 42 16 8 9 6 23 22 27 59 1 Chesterfield (P) 46 19 1 3 55 12 8 9 6 22 20 45 64
2 Halifax Town (P) 46 15 5 3 36 18 5 12 6 17 19 16 57 2 Wrexham (P) 46 17 6 0 56 16 9 3 11 28 33 35 61
3 Rochdale (P) 46 14 7 2 47 11 4 13 6 21 24 33 56 3 Swansea City (P) 46 14 8 1 43 14 7 10 6 23 31 21 60
4 Bradford City (P) 46 11 10 2 36 18 7 10 6 29 28 19 56 4 Port Vale (P) 46 13 9 1 39 10 7 10 6 22 23 28 59
5 Darlington 46 11 6 6 40 26 6 12 5 22 19 17 52 5 Brentford 46 14 8 1 36 11 6 8 9 22 28 19 56
6 Colchester United 46 12 8 3 31 17 8 4 11 26 36 4 52 6 Aldershot 46 16 5 2 52 22 4 8 11 26 43 13 53
7 Southend United 46 15 3 5 51 21 4 10 9 27 40 17 51 7 Notts County 46 14 4 5 44 21 8 4 11 29 41 11 52
8 Lincoln City 46 13 6 4 38 19 4 11 8 16 33 2 51 8 Lincoln City 46 11 8 4 38 20 6 8 9 28 32 14 50
9 Wrexham 46 13 7 3 41 22 5 7 11 20 30 9 50 9 Peterborough United 46 13 8 2 51 21 4 6 13 26 48 8 48
10 Swansea City 46 11 8 4 35 20 8 3 12 23 34 4 49 10 Colchester United 46 14 5 4 38 22 3 9 11 26 41 1 48
11 Brentford 46 12 7 4 40 24 6 5 12 24 41 -1 48 11 Chester City 46 14 3 6 39 23 7 3 13 19 43 -8 48
12 Workington 46 8 11 4 24 17 7 6 10 16 26 -3 47 12 Scunthorpe United 46 11 6 6 34 23 7 4 12 33 42 2 46
13 Port Vale 46 12 8 3 33 15 4 6 13 13 31 0 46 13 York City 46 14 7 2 38 16 2 7 14 17 46 -7 46
14 Chester City 46 12 4 7 43 24 4 9 10 33 42 10 45 14 Northampton Town 46 11 7 5 41 19 5 5 13 23 36 9 44
15 Aldershot 46 13 3 7 42 23 6 4 13 24 43 0 45 15 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 6 5 37 18 4 6 13 14 33 0 44
16 Scunthorpe United 46 10 5 8 28 22 8 3 12 33 38 1 44 16 Grimsby Town 46 9 9 5 33 24 5 6 12 21 34 -4 43
17 Exeter City 46 11 8 4 45 24 5 3 15 21 41 1 43 17 Southend United 46 12 8 3 40 28 3 2 18 19 57 -26 40
18 Peterborough United 46 8 9 6 32 23 5 7 11 28 34 3 42 18 Exeter City 46 13 5 5 48 20 1 6 16 9 39 -2 39
19 Notts County 46 10 8 5 33 22 2 10 11 15 35 -9 42 19 Oldham Athletic 46 11 4 8 45 28 2 9 12 15 37 -5 39
20 Chesterfield 46 7 7 9 24 22 6 8 9 19 28 -7 41 20 Workington 46 9 9 5 31 21 3 5 15 15 43 -18 38
21 York City 46 12 8 3 36 25 2 3 18 17 50 -22 39 21 Newport County 46 12 3 8 39 24 1 8 14 14 50 -21 37
22 Newport County 46 9 9 5 31 26 2 5 16 18 48 -25 36 22 Darlington 46 8 7 8 31 27 5 3 15 22 46 -20 36
23 Grimsby Town 46 5 7 11 25 31 4 8 11 22 38 -22 33 23 Hartlepool United 46 7 7 9 31 30 3 3 17 11 52 -40 30
24 Bradford Park Avenue 46 5 8 10 19 34 0 2 21 13 72 -74 20 24 Bradford Park Avenue 46 6 5 12 23 32 0 6 17 18 64 -55 23
1970-71 Division Four (13th Season) 1971-72 Division Four (14th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Notts County (P) 46 19 4 0 59 12 11 5 7 30 24 53 69 1 Grimsby Town (P) 46 18 3 2 61 26 10 4 9 27 30 32 63
2 Bournemouth (P) 46 16 5 2 51 15 8 7 8 30 31 35 60 2 Southend United (P) 46 18 2 3 56 26 6 10 7 25 29 26 60
3 Oldham Athletic (P) 46 14 6 3 57 29 10 5 8 31 34 25 59 3 Brentford (P) 46 16 2 5 52 21 8 9 6 24 23 32 59
4 York City (P) 46 16 6 1 45 14 7 4 12 33 40 24 56 4 Scunthorpe United (P) 46 13 8 2 34 15 9 5 9 22 22 19 57
5 Chester City 46 17 2 4 42 18 7 5 11 27 37 14 55 5 Lincoln City 46 17 5 1 46 15 4 9 10 31 44 18 56
6 Colchester United 46 14 6 3 44 19 7 6 10 26 35 16 54 6 Workington 46 12 9 2 34 7 4 10 9 16 27 16 51
7 Northampton Town 46 15 4 4 39 24 4 9 10 24 35 4 51 7 Southport 46 15 5 3 48 21 3 9 11 18 25 20 50
8 Southport 46 15 2 6 42 24 6 4 13 21 33 6 48 8 Peterborough United 46 14 6 3 51 24 3 10 10 31 40 16 50
9 Exeter City 46 12 7 4 40 23 5 7 11 27 45 -1 48 9 Bury 46 16 4 3 55 22 3 8 12 18 37 14 50
10 Workington 46 13 7 3 28 13 5 5 13 20 36 -1 48 10 Cambridge United 46 11 8 4 38 22 6 6 11 24 38 2 48
11 Stockport County 46 12 8 3 28 17 4 6 13 21 48 -16 46 11 Colchester United 46 13 6 4 38 23 6 4 13 32 46 1 48
12 Darlington 46 15 3 5 42 22 2 8 13 16 35 1 45 12 Doncaster Rovers 46 11 8 4 35 24 5 6 12 21 39 –7 46
13 Aldershot 46 8 10 5 32 23 6 7 10 34 48 -5 45 13 Gillingham 46 11 5 7 33 24 5 8 10 28 43 –6 45
14 Brentford 46 13 3 7 45 27 5 5 13 21 35 4 44 14 Newport County 46 13 5 5 34 20 5 3 15 26 52 –12 44
15 Crewe Alexandra 46 13 1 9 49 35 5 7 11 26 41 -1 44 15 Exeter City 46 11 5 7 40 30 5 6 12 21 38 –7 43
16 Peterborough United 46 14 3 6 46 23 4 4 15 24 48 -1 43 16 Reading 46 14 3 6 37 26 3 5 15 19 50 –20 42
17 Scunthorpe United 46 9 7 7 36 23 6 6 11 20 38 -5 43 17 Aldershot 46 5 13 5 27 20 4 9 10 21 34 –6 40
18 Southend United 46 8 11 4 32 24 6 4 13 21 42 -13 43 18 Hartlepool 46 14 2 7 39 25 3 4 16 19 44 –11 40
19 Grimsby Town 46 13 4 6 37 26 5 3 15 20 45 -14 43 19 Darlington 46 9 9 5 37 24 5 2 16 27 58 –18 39
20 Cambridge United 46 9 9 5 31 27 6 4 13 20 39 -15 43 20 Chester 46 10 11 2 34 16 0 7 16 13 40 –9 38
21 Lincoln City 46 11 4 8 45 33 2 9 12 25 38 -1 39 21 Northampton Town 46 8 9 6 43 27 4 4 15 23 52 –13 37
22 Newport County 46 8 3 12 32 36 2 5 16 23 49 -30 28 22 Barrow 46 8 8 7 23 26 5 3 15 17 45 –31 37
23 Hartlepool United 46 6 10 7 28 27 2 2 19 6 47 -40 28 23 Stockport County 46 7 10 6 33 32 2 4 17 22 55 –32 32
24 Barrow 46 5 5 13 25 38 2 3 18 26 52 -39 22 24 Crewe Alexandra 46 9 4 10 27 25 1 5 17 16 44 –26 29
1972-73 Division Four (15th Season) 1973-74 Division Four (16th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Southport (P) 46 17 4 2 40 19 9 6 8 31 29 23 62 1 Peterborough United (P) 46 19 4 0 49 10 8 7 8 26 28 37 65
2 Hereford United (P) 46 18 4 1 39 12 5 8 10 17 26 18 58 2 Gillingham (P) 46 16 5 2 51 16 9 7 7 39 33 41 62
3 Cambridge United (P) 46 15 6 2 40 23 5 11 7 27 34 10 57 3 Colchester United (P) 46 16 5 2 46 14 8 7 8 27 22 37 60
4 Aldershot (P) 46 14 6 3 33 14 8 6 9 27 24 22 56 4 Bury (P) 46 18 3 2 51 14 6 8 9 30 35 32 59
5 Newport County 46 14 6 3 37 18 8 6 9 27 26 20 56 5 Northampton Town 46 14 7 2 39 14 6 6 11 24 34 15 53
6 Mansfield Town 46 15 7 1 52 17 5 7 11 26 34 27 54 6 Reading 46 11 9 3 37 13 5 10 8 21 24 21 51
7 Reading 46 14 7 2 33 7 3 11 9 18 31 13 52 7 Chester 46 13 6 4 31 19 4 9 10 23 36 –1 49
8 Exeter City 46 13 8 2 40 18 5 6 12 17 33 6 50 8 Bradford City 46 14 7 2 45 20 3 7 13 13 32 6 48
9 Gillingham 46 15 4 4 44 20 4 7 12 19 38 5 49 9 Newport County 46 13 6 4 39 23 3 8 12 17 42 –9 45
10 Lincoln City 46 12 7 4 38 27 4 9 10 26 30 7 48 10 Exeter City 45 12 5 6 37 20 6 3 13 21 35 3 44
11 Stockport County 46 14 7 2 38 18 4 5 14 15 35 ±0 48 11 Hartlepool 46 11 4 8 29 16 5 8 10 19 31 1 44
12 Bury 46 11 7 5 37 19 3 11 9 21 32 7 46 12 Lincoln City 46 10 8 5 40 30 6 4 13 23 37 –4 44
13 Workington 46 15 7 1 44 20 2 5 16 15 41 –2 46 13 Barnsley 46 15 5 3 42 16 2 5 16 16 48 –6 44
14 Barnsley 46 9 8 6 32 24 5 8 10 26 36 –2 44 14 Swansea City 46 11 6 6 28 15 5 5 13 17 31 –1 43
15 Chester 46 11 6 6 40 19 3 9 11 21 33 9 43 15 Rotherham United 46 10 9 4 33 22 5 4 14 23 36 –2 43
16 Bradford City 46 12 6 5 42 25 4 5 14 19 40 –4 43 16 Torquay United 46 11 7 5 37 23 2 10 11 15 34 –5 43
17 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 5 28 19 5 4 14 21 39 –9 42 17 Mansfield Town 46 13 8 2 47 24 0 9 14 15 45 –7 43
18 Torquay United 46 8 10 5 23 17 4 7 12 21 30 –3 41 18 Scunthorpe United 45 12 7 3 33 17 2 5 16 14 47 –17 42
19 Peterborough United 46 10 8 5 42 29 4 5 14 29 47 –5 41 19 Brentford 46 9 7 7 31 20 3 9 11 17 30 –2 40
20 Hartlepool 46 8 10 5 17 15 4 7 12 17 34 –15 41 20 Darlington 46 9 8 6 29 24 4 5 14 11 38 –22 39
21 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 8 18 23 2 10 11 20 38 –23 36 21 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 5 7 28 30 3 5 15 15 41 –28 38
22 Colchester United 46 8 8 7 36 28 2 3 18 12 48 –28 31 22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 7 6 32 22 2 4 17 15 58 –33 35
23 Northampton Town 46 7 6 10 24 30 3 5 15 16 43 –33 31 23 Workington 46 10 8 5 33 26 1 5 17 10 48 –31 35
24 Darlington 46 5 9 9 28 41 2 6 15 14 44 –43 29 24 Stockport County 46 4 12 7 22 25 3 8 12 22 44 –25 34
1974-75 Division Four (17th Season) 1975-76 Division Four (18th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Mansfield Town (P) 46 17 6 0 55 15 11 6 6 35 25 50 68 1 Lincoln City (P) 46 21 2 0 71 15 11 8 4 40 24 72 74
2 Shrewsbury Town (P) 46 16 3 4 46 18 10 7 6 34 25 37 62 2 Northampton Town (P) 46 18 5 0 62 20 11 5 7 25 20 37 68
3 Rotherham United (P) 46 13 7 3 40 19 9 8 6 31 22 30 59 3 Reading (P) 46 19 3 1 42 9 5 9 9 28 42 19 60
4 Chester (P) 46 17 5 1 48 9 6 6 11 16 29 26 57 4 Tranmere Rovers (P) 46 19 3 1 42 9 5 9 9 28 42 34 58
5 Lincoln City 46 14 8 1 47 14 7 7 9 32 34 31 57 5 Huddersfield Town 46 11 6 6 28 17 10 8 5 28 24 15 56
6 Cambridge United 46 15 5 3 43 16 5 9 9 19 28 18 54 6 Bournemouth 46 15 5 3 39 16 5 7 11 18 32 9 52
7 Reading 46 13 6 4 38 20 8 4 11 25 27 16 52 7 Exeter City 46 13 7 3 37 17 5 7 11 19 30 9 50
8 Brentford 46 10 5 8 32 21 7 8 8 24 30 8 49 8 Watford 46 16 4 3 38 18 6 2 15 24 44 ±0 50
9 Exeter City 46 14 3 6 33 24 5 8 10 27 39 –3 49 9 Torquay United 46 12 6 5 31 24 6 8 9 24 39 –8 50
10 Bradford City 46 10 5 8 32 21 7 8 8 24 30 5 47 10 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 6 7 42 31 9 5 9 33 38 6 49
11 Southport 46 13 7 3 36 19 2 10 11 20 37 ±0 47 11 Swansea City 46 14 8 1 51 21 2 7 14 15 36 9 47
12 Newport County 46 13 5 5 43 30 6 4 13 25 45 –7 47 12 Barnsley 46 12 8 3 34 16 2 8 13 18 32 4 44
13 Hartlepool 46 13 6 4 40 24 3 5 15 12 38 –10 43 13 Cambridge United 46 7 10 6 36 28 7 5 11 22 34 –4 43
14 Torquay United 46 10 7 6 30 25 4 7 12 16 36 –15 42 14 Hartlepool 46 10 6 7 37 29 6 4 13 25 49 –16 42
15 Barnsley 46 10 7 6 34 24 5 4 14 28 41 –3 41 15 Rochdale 46 7 11 5 27 23 5 7 11 13 31 –14 42
16 Northampton Town 46 12 6 5 43 22 3 5 15 24 51 –6 41 16 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 7 6 36 21 3 8 12 22 36 1 41
17 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 9 4 41 29 4 3 16 24 50 –14 40 17 Bradford City 46 9 7 7 35 26 3 10 10 28 39 –2 41
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 9 9 5 22 16 2 9 12 12 31 –13 40 18 Brentford 46 12 7 4 37 18 2 6 15 19 42 –4 41
19 Rochdale 46 9 9 5 35 22 4 4 15 24 53 –16 39 19 Scunthorpe United 46 11 3 9 31 24 3 7 13 19 35 –9 38
20 Stockport County 46 10 8 5 26 27 2 6 15 17 43 –27 38 20 Darlington 46 11 7 5 30 14 3 3 17 18 43 –9 38
21 Darlington 46 11 4 8 38 27 2 6 15 16 40 –13 36 21 Stockport County 46 8 7 8 23 23 5 5 13 20 53 –33 38
22 Swansea City 46 9 4 10 25 31 6 2 15 21 42 –27 36 22 Newport County 46 8 7 8 35 33 5 2 16 22 57 –33 35
23 Workington 46 7 5 11 23 29 3 6 14 13 37 –30 31 23 Southport 46 6 6 11 27 31 2 4 17 14 46 –36 26
24 Scunthorpe United 46 7 8 8 27 29 0 7 16 14 49 –37 29 24 Workington 46 5 4 14 19 43 2 3 18 11 44 –57 21
1976-77 Division Four (19th Season) 1977-78 Division Four (20th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Cambridge United (P) 46 16 5 2 57 18 10 8 5 30 22 47 65 1 Watford (P) 46 18 4 1 44 14 12 7 4 41 24 47 71
2 Exeter City (P) 46 17 5 1 40 13 8 7 8 30 33 24 62 2 Southend United (P) 46 15 5 3 46 18 10 5 8 20 21 27 60
3 Colchester United (P) 46 19 2 2 51 14 6 7 10 26 29 34 59 3 Swansea City (P) 46 16 5 2 54 17 7 5 11 33 30 40 56
4 Bradford City (P) 46 16 7 0 51 18 7 6 10 27 33 27 59 4 Brentford (P) 46 15 6 2 50 17 6 8 9 36 37 32 56
5 Swansea City 46 18 3 2 60 30 7 5 11 32 38 24 58 5 Aldershot 46 15 8 0 45 16 4 8 11 22 31 20 54
6 Barnsley 46 16 5 2 45 18 7 4 12 17 21 23 55 6 Grimsby Town 46 14 6 3 30 15 7 5 11 27 36 6 53
7 Watford 46 15 7 1 46 13 3 8 12 21 37 17 51 7 Barnsley 46 15 4 4 44 20 3 10 10 17 29 12 50
8 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 2 5 47 25 5 7 11 24 40 6 51 8 Reading 46 12 7 4 33 23 6 7 10 22 29 3 50
9 Huddersfield Town 46 15 5 3 36 15 4 7 12 24 34 11 50 9 Torquay United 46 12 6 5 43 25 4 9 10 14 31 1 47
10 Southend United 46 11 9 3 35 19 4 10 9 17 26 7 49 10 Northampton Town 46 9 8 6 32 30 8 5 10 31 38 –5 47
11 Darlington 46 13 5 5 37 25 5 8 10 22 39 –5 49 11 Huddersfield Town 46 13 5 5 41 21 2 10 11 22 34 8 45
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 16 6 1 36 15 3 5 15 11 45 –13 49 12 Doncaster Rovers 46 11 8 4 37 26 3 9 11 15 39 –13 45
13 Bournemouth 46 13 8 2 39 13 2 10 11 15 31 10 48 13 Wimbledon 46 8 11 4 39 26 6 5 12 27 41 –1 44
14 Stockport County 46 10 10 3 29 19 3 9 11 24 38 –4 45 14 Scunthorpe United 46 12 6 5 31 14 2 10 11 19 41 –5 44
15 Brentford 46 14 3 6 48 27 4 4 15 29 49 1 43 15 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 8 4 34 25 4 6 13 16 44 –19 44
16 Torquay United 46 12 5 6 33 22 5 4 14 26 45 –8 43 16 Newport County 46 14 6 3 43 22 2 5 16 22 51 –8 43
17 Aldershot 46 10 8 5 29 19 6 3 14 20 40 –10 43 17 Bournemouth 46 12 6 5 28 20 2 9 12 13 31 –10 43
18 Rochdale 46 8 7 8 32 25 5 5 13 18 34 –9 38 18 Stockport County 46 14 4 5 41 19 2 6 15 15 37 0 42
19 Newport County 46 11 6 6 33 21 3 4 16 9 37 –16 38 19 Darlington 46 10 8 5 31 22 4 5 14 21 37 –7 41
20 Scunthorpe United 46 11 6 6 32 24 2 5 16 17 49 –24 37 20 Halifax Town 46 7 10 6 28 23 3 11 9 24 39 –10 41
21 Halifax Town 46 11 6 6 36 18 0 8 15 11 40 –11 36 21 Hartlepool United 46 12 4 7 34 29 3 3 17 17 55 –33 37
22 Hartlepool 46 8 9 6 30 20 2 3 18 17 53 –26 32 22 York City 46 8 7 8 27 31 4 5 14 23 38 –19 36
23 Southport 46 3 12 8 17 28 0 7 16 16 49 –44 25 23 Southport 46 5 13 5 30 32 1 6 16 22 44 –24 31
24 Workington 46 3 7 13 23 42 1 4 18 18 60 –61 19 24 Rochdale 46 8 6 9 29 28 0 2 21 14 57 –42 24
1978-79 Division Four (21st Season) 1979-80 Division Four (22nd Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Reading (P) 46 19 3 1 49 8 7 10 6 27 27 41 65 1 Huddersfield Town (P) 46 16 5 2 61 18 11 7 5 40 30 53 66
2 Grimsby Town (P) 46 15 5 3 51 23 11 4 8 31 26 33 61 2 Walsall (P) 46 12 9 2 43 23 11 9 3 32 24 28 64
3 Wimbledon (P) 46 18 3 2 50 20 7 8 8 28 26 32 61 3 Newport County (P) 46 16 5 2 47 22 11 2 10 36 28 33 61
4 Barnsley (P) 46 15 5 3 47 23 9 8 6 26 19 31 61 4 Portsmouth (P) 46 15 5 3 62 23 9 7 7 29 26 42 60
5 Aldershot 46 16 5 2 38 14 4 12 7 25 33 16 57 5 Bradford City 46 14 6 3 44 14 10 6 7 33 36 27 60
6 Wigan Athletic 46 14 5 4 40 24 7 8 8 23 24 15 55 6 Wigan Athletic 46 13 5 5 42 26 8 8 7 34 35 15 55
7 Portsmouth 46 13 7 3 35 12 7 5 11 27 36 14 52 7 Lincoln City 46 14 8 1 43 12 4 9 10 21 30 22 53
8 Newport County 46 12 5 6 39 28 9 5 9 27 27 11 52 8 Peterborough United 46 14 3 6 39 22 7 7 9 19 25 11 52
9 Huddersfield Town 46 13 8 2 32 15 5 3 15 25 38 4 47 9 Torquay United 46 13 7 3 47 25 2 10 11 23 44 1 47
10 York City 46 11 6 6 33 24 7 5 11 18 31 –4 47 10 Aldershot 46 10 7 6 35 23 6 6 11 27 30 9 45
11 Torquay United 46 14 4 5 38 24 5 4 14 20 41 –7 46 11 Bournemouth 46 8 9 6 32 25 5 9 9 20 26 1 44
12 Scunthorpe United 46 12 3 8 33 30 5 8 10 21 30 –6 45 12 Doncaster Rovers 46 11 6 6 37 27 4 8 11 25 36 –1 44
13 Hartlepool United 46 7 12 4 35 28 6 6 11 22 38 –9 44 13 Northampton Town 46 14 5 4 33 16 2 7 14 18 50 –15 44
14 Hereford United 46 7 12 4 35 28 6 6 11 22 38 0 43 14 Scunthorpe United 46 11 9 3 37 23 3 6 14 21 52 –17 43
15 Bradford City 46 11 5 7 38 26 6 4 13 24 42 –6 43 15 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 4 9 32 24 4 9 10 18 32 –6 41
16 Port Vale 46 8 10 5 29 28 6 4 13 28 42 –13 42 16 Stockport County 46 9 7 7 30 31 5 5 13 18 41 –24 40
17 Stockport County 46 11 5 7 33 21 3 7 13 25 39 –2 40 17 York City 46 9 6 8 35 34 5 5 13 30 48 –17 39
18 Bournemouth 46 12 4 7 40 30 3 5 15 24 46 –1 39 18 Halifax Town 46 11 9 3 29 20 2 4 17 17 52 –26 39
19 Northampton Town 46 12 4 7 40 30 3 5 15 24 46 –12 39 19 Hartlepool United 46 10 7 6 36 28 4 3 16 23 36 –5 38
20 Rochdale 46 11 4 8 25 26 4 5 14 22 38 –17 39 20 Port Vale 46 8 6 9 34 24 4 6 13 22 46 –14 36
21 Darlington 46 8 8 7 25 21 3 7 13 24 45 –17 37 21 Hereford United 46 8 7 8 22 21 3 7 13 16 31 –14 36
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 8 8 7 25 22 5 3 15 25 51 –23 37 22 Darlington 46 7 11 5 33 26 2 6 15 17 48 –24 35
23 Halifax Town 46 7 5 11 24 32 2 3 18 15 40 –33 26 23 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 6 7 25 27 1 7 15 10 41 –33 35
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 3 7 13 24 41 3 7 13 19 49 –47 26 24 Rochdale 46 6 7 10 20 28 1 6 16 13 51 –46 27
1980-81 Division Four (23rd Season) 1981-82 Division Four (24th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Southend United (P) 46 19 4 0 47 6 11 3 9 32 25 48 67 1 Sheffield United (P) 46 15 8 0 53 15 12 7 4 41 26 53 96
2 Lincoln City (P) 46 15 7 1 44 11 10 8 5 22 14 41 65 2 Bradford City (P) 46 14 7 2 52 23 12 6 5 36 22 43 91
3 Doncaster Rovers (P) 46 15 4 4 36 20 7 8 8 23 29 10 56 3 Wigan Athletic (P) 46 17 5 1 47 18 9 8 6 33 28 34 91
4 Wimbledon (P) 46 15 4 4 42 17 8 5 10 22 29 18 55 4 Bournemouth (P) 46 12 10 1 37 15 11 9 3 25 15 32 88
5 Peterborough United 46 11 8 4 37 21 6 10 7 31 33 14 52 5 Peterborough United 46 16 3 4 46 22 8 7 8 25 35 14 82
6 Aldershot 46 12 9 2 28 11 6 5 12 15 30 2 50 6 Colchester United 46 12 6 5 47 23 8 6 9 35 34 25 72
7 Mansfield Town 46 13 5 5 36 15 7 4 12 22 29 14 49 7 Port Vale 46 9 12 2 26 17 9 4 10 30 32 7 70
8 Darlington 46 13 6 4 43 23 6 5 12 22 36 6 49 8 Hull City 46 14 3 6 36 23 5 9 9 34 38 9 69
9 Hartlepool United 46 14 3 6 42 22 6 6 11 22 39 3 49 9 Bury 46 13 7 3 53 26 4 10 9 27 33 21 68
10 Northampton Town 46 11 7 5 42 26 7 6 10 23 41 –2 49 10 Hereford United 46 10 9 4 36 25 6 10 7 28 33 6 67
11 Wigan Athletic 46 13 4 6 29 16 5 7 11 22 39 –4 47 11 Tranmere Rovers 46 7 9 7 27 25 7 9 7 24 31 –5 60
12 Bury 46 10 8 5 38 21 7 3 13 32 41 8 45 12 Blackpool 46 11 5 7 40 26 4 8 11 26 34 6 58
13 Bournemouth 46 9 8 6 30 21 7 5 11 17 27 –1 45 13 Darlington 46 10 5 8 36 28 5 8 10 25 34 –1 58
14 Bradford City 46 9 9 5 30 24 5 7 11 23 36 –7 44 14 Hartlepool United 46 9 8 6 39 34 4 8 11 34 50 –11 55
15 Rochdale 46 11 6 6 33 25 3 9 11 27 45 –10 43 15 Torquay United 46 9 8 6 30 25 5 5 13 17 34 –12 55
16 Scunthorpe United 46 8 12 3 40 31 3 8 12 20 38 –9 42 16 Aldershot 46 8 7 8 34 29 5 8 10 23 39 –11 54
17 Torquay United 46 13 2 8 38 26 5 3 15 17 37 –8 41 17 York City 46 9 5 9 45 37 5 3 15 24 54 –22 50
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 7 6 28 20 3 7 13 20 41 –13 40 18 Stockport County 46 10 5 8 34 28 2 8 13 14 39 –19 49
19 Port Vale 46 10 8 5 40 23 2 7 14 17 47 –13 39 19 Halifax Town 46 6 11 6 28 30 3 11 9 23 42 –21 49
20 Stockport County 46 10 5 8 29 25 6 2 15 15 32 –13 39 20 Mansfield Town 46 8 6 9 39 39 5 4 14 24 42 –18 47
21 Tranmere Rovers 46 12 5 6 41 24 1 5 17 18 49 –14 36 21 Rochdale 46 7 9 7 26 22 3 7 13 24 40 –12 46
22 Hereford United 46 8 8 7 29 20 3 5 15 9 42 –24 35 22 Northampton Town 46 9 5 9 32 27 2 4 17 25 57 –27 42
23 Halifax Town 46 9 3 11 28 32 2 9 12 16 39 –27 34 23 Scunthorpe United 46 7 9 7 26 35 2 6 15 17 44 –36 42
24 York City 46 10 2 11 31 23 2 7 14 16 43 –19 33 24 Crewe Alexandra 46 3 6 14 19 32 3 3 17 10 52 –55 27
1982-83 Division Three (25th Season) 1983-84 Division Three (26th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Wimbledon (P) 46 17 4 2 57 23 12 7 4 39 22 51 98 1 York City (P) 46 18 4 1 58 16 13 4 6 38 23 57 101
2 Hull City (P) 46 14 8 1 48 14 11 7 5 27 20 41 90 2 Doncaster Rovers (P) 46 15 6 2 46 22 9 7 7 36 32 28 85
3 Port Vale (P) 46 15 4 4 37 16 11 6 6 30 18 33 88 3 Reading (P) 46 17 6 0 51 14 5 10 8 33 42 28 82
4 Scunthorpe United (P) 46 13 7 3 41 17 10 7 6 30 25 29 83 4 Bristol City (P) 46 18 3 2 51 17 6 7 10 19 27 26 82
5 Bury 46 15 4 4 43 20 8 8 7 31 26 28 81 5 Aldershot 46 14 6 3 49 29 8 3 12 27 40 7 75
6 Colchester United 46 17 5 1 51 19 7 4 12 24 36 20 81 6 Blackpool 46 15 4 4 47 19 6 5 12 23 33 18 72
7 York City 46 18 4 1 59 19 4 9 10 29 39 30 79 7 Peterborough United 46 15 5 3 52 16 3 9 11 20 32 24 68
8 Swindon Town 46 14 3 6 45 27 5 8 10 16 27 7 68 8 Colchester United 46 14 7 2 45 14 3 9 11 24 39 16 67
9 Peterborough United 46 13 6 4 38 23 4 7 12 20 29 6 64 9 Torquay United 46 13 7 3 32 18 5 6 12 27 46 –5 67
10 Mansfield Town 46 11 6 6 32 26 5 7 11 29 44 –9 61 10 Tranmere Rovers 46 11 5 7 33 26 6 10 7 20 27 ±0 66
11 Halifax Town 46 9 8 6 31 23 7 4 12 28 43 –7 60 11 Hereford United 46 11 6 6 31 21 5 9 9 23 32 1 63
12 Torquay United 46 12 3 8 38 30 5 4 14 18 35 –9 58 12 Stockport County 46 12 5 6 34 25 5 6 12 26 39 –4 62
13 Chester City 46 8 6 9 28 24 7 5 11 27 36 –5 56 13 Chesterfield 46 10 11 2 34 24 5 4 14 25 37 –2 60
14 Bristol City 46 10 8 5 32 25 3 9 11 27 45 –11 56 14 Darlington 46 13 4 6 31 19 4 4 15 18 31 –1 59
15 Northampton Town 46 10 8 5 43 29 4 4 15 22 46 –10 54 15 Bury 46 9 7 7 34 32 6 7 10 27 32 –3 59
16 Stockport County 46 11 8 4 41 31 3 4 16 19 48 –19 54 16 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 8 5 35 27 6 3 14 21 40 –11 59
17 Darlington 46 8 5 10 27 30 5 8 10 34 41 –10 52 17 Swindon Town 46 11 7 5 34 23 4 6 13 24 33 2 58
18 Aldershot 46 11 5 7 40 35 1 10 12 21 47 –21 51 18 Northampton Town 46 10 8 5 32 32 3 6 14 21 46 –25 53
19 Tranmere Rovers 46 8 8 7 30 29 5 3 15 19 42 –22 50 19 Mansfield Town 46 9 7 7 44 27 4 6 13 22 43 –4 52
20 Rochdale 46 11 8 4 38 25 0 8 15 17 48 –18 49 20 Wrexham 46 7 6 10 34 33 4 9 10 25 41 –15 48
21 Blackpool 46 10 8 5 32 23 3 4 16 23 51 –19 49 21 Halifax Town 46 11 6 6 36 25 1 6 16 19 64 –34 48
22 Hartlepool United 46 11 5 7 30 24 2 4 17 16 52 –30 48 22 Rochdale 46 8 9 6 35 31 3 4 16 17 49 –28 46
23 Crewe Alexandra 46 9 5 9 35 32 2 3 18 18 39 –18 41 23 Hartlepool United 46 7 8 8 31 28 3 2 18 16 57 –38 40
24 Hereford United 46 8 6 9 19 23 3 2 18 23 56 –37 41 24 Chester City 46 7 5 11 23 35 0 8 15 22 47 –37 34
1984-85 Division Three (27th Season) 1985-86 Division Three (28th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Chesterfield (P) 46 16 6 1 40 13 10 7 6 24 22 29 91 1 Swindon Town (P) 46 20 2 1 52 19 12 4 7 30 24 39 102
2 Blackpool (P) 46 15 7 1 42 15 9 7 7 31 24 34 86 2 Chester City (P) 46 15 5 3 44 16 8 10 5 39 34 33 84
3 Darlington (P) 46 16 4 3 41 22 8 9 6 25 27 17 85 3 Mansfield Town (P) 46 13 8 2 43 17 10 4 9 31 30 27 81
4 Bury (P) 46 15 6 2 46 20 9 6 8 30 30 26 84 4 Port Vale (P) 46 13 9 1 42 11 8 7 8 25 26 30 79
5 Hereford United 46 16 2 5 38 21 6 9 8 27 26 18 77 5 Orient 46 11 6 6 39 21 9 6 8 40 43 15 72
6 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 1 5 50 21 7 2 14 33 45 17 75 6 Colchester United 46 12 6 5 51 22 7 7 9 37 41 25 70
7 Colchester United 46 13 7 3 49 29 7 7 9 38 36 22 74 7 Hartlepool United 46 15 6 2 41 20 5 4 14 27 47 1 70
8 Swindon Town 46 16 4 3 42 21 5 5 13 20 37 4 72 8 Northampton Town 46 9 7 7 44 29 9 3 11 35 29 21 64
9 Scunthorpe United 46 14 6 3 61 33 5 8 10 22 29 21 71 9 Southend United 46 13 4 6 43 27 5 6 12 26 40 2 64
10 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 7 6 32 28 8 5 10 33 41 –4 66 10 Hereford United 46 15 6 2 55 30 3 4 16 19 43 1 64
11 Peterborough United 46 11 7 5 29 21 5 7 11 25 32 1 62 11 Stockport County 46 9 9 5 35 28 8 4 11 28 43 –8 64
12 Port Vale 46 11 8 4 39 24 3 10 10 22 35 2 60 12 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 6 7 35 26 8 3 12 19 35 –7 63
13 Aldershot 46 11 6 6 33 20 6 2 15 23 43 –7 59 13 Wrexham 46 11 5 7 34 24 6 4 13 34 56 –12 60
14 Mansfield Town 46 10 8 5 25 15 3 10 10 16 23 3 57 14 Burnley 46 11 3 9 35 30 5 8 10 25 35 –5 59
15 Wrexham 46 10 6 7 39 27 5 3 15 28 43 –3 54 15 Scunthorpe United 46 11 7 5 33 23 4 7 12 17 32 –5 59
16 Chester City 46 11 3 9 35 30 4 6 13 25 42 –12 54 16 Aldershot 46 12 5 6 45 25 5 2 16 21 49 –8 58
17 Rochdale 46 8 7 8 33 30 5 7 11 22 39 –14 53 17 Peterborough United 46 9 11 3 31 19 4 6 13 21 45 –12 56
18 Exeter City 46 9 7 7 30 27 4 7 12 27 52 –22 53 18 Rochdale 46 12 7 4 41 29 2 6 15 16 48 –20 55
19 Hartlepool United 46 10 6 7 34 29 4 4 15 20 38 –13 52 19 Tranmere Rovers 46 9 1 13 46 41 6 8 9 28 32 1 54
20 Southend United 46 8 8 7 30 34 5 3 15 28 49 –25 50 20 Halifax Town 46 10 8 5 35 27 4 4 15 25 44 –11 54
21 Halifax Town 46 9 3 11 26 32 6 2 15 16 37 –27 50 21 Exeter City 46 10 4 9 26 25 3 11 9 21 34 –12 54
22 Stockport County 46 11 5 7 40 26 2 3 18 18 53 –21 47 22 Cambridge United 46 12 2 9 45 38 3 7 13 20 42 –15 54
23 Northampton Town 46 10 1 12 32 32 4 4 15 21 42 –21 47 23 Preston North End 46 7 4 12 32 41 4 6 13 22 48 –35 43
24 Torquay United 46 5 11 7 18 24 4 3 16 20 39 –25 41 24 Torquay United 46 8 5 10 29 32 1 5 17 14 56 –45 37
1986-87 Division Three (29th Season) 1987-88 Division Three (30th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Northampton Town (P) 46 20 2 1 56 20 10 7 6 47 33 50 99 1 Wolverhampton Wand (P) 46 15 3 5 47 19 12 6 5 35 24 39 90
2 Preston North End (P) 46 16 4 3 36 18 10 8 5 36 29 25 90 2 Cardiff City (P) 46 15 6 2 39 14 9 7 7 27 27 25 85
3 Southend United (P) 46 14 4 5 43 27 11 1 11 25 28 13 80 3 Bolton Wanderers (P) 46 15 6 2 42 12 7 6 10 24 30 24 78
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 12 3 8 36 24 12 4 7 33 26 19 79 4 Scunthorpe United 46 14 5 4 42 20 6 12 5 34 31 25 77
5 Colchester United 46 15 3 5 41 20 6 4 13 23 36 8 70 5 Torquay United 46 10 7 6 34 16 11 7 5 32 25 25 77
6 Aldershot (P) 46 13 5 5 40 22 7 5 11 24 35 7 70 6 Swansea City (P) 46 9 7 7 35 28 11 3 9 27 28 6 70
7 Orient 46 15 2 6 40 25 5 7 11 24 36 3 69 7 Peterborough United 46 10 5 8 28 26 10 5 8 24 27 – 1 70
8 Scunthorpe United 46 15 3 5 52 27 3 9 11 21 30 16 66 8 Leyton Orient 46 13 4 6 55 27 6 8 9 30 36 22 69
9 Wrexham 46 8 13 2 38 24 7 7 9 32 27 19 65 9 Colchester United 46 10 5 8 23 22 9 5 9 24 29 – 4 67
10 Peterborough United 46 10 7 6 29 21 7 7 9 28 29 7 65 10 Burnley 46 12 5 6 31 22 8 2 13 26 40 – 5 67
11 Cambridge United 46 12 6 5 37 23 5 5 13 23 39 –2 62 11 Wrexham 46 13 3 7 46 26 7 3 13 23 32 11 66
12 Swansea City 46 13 3 7 31 21 4 8 11 25 40 –5 62 12 Scarborough 46 12 8 3 38 19 5 6 12 18 29 8 65
13 Cardiff City 46 6 12 5 24 18 9 4 10 24 32 –2 61 13 Darlington 46 13 6 4 39 25 5 5 13 32 44 2 65
14 Exeter City 46 11 10 2 37 17 0 13 10 16 32 4 56 14 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 2 7 43 20 5 7 11 18 33 8 64
15 Halifax Town 46 10 5 8 32 32 5 5 13 27 42 –15 55 15 Cambridge United 46 10 6 7 32 24 6 7 10 18 28 – 2 61
16 Hereford United 46 10 6 7 33 23 4 5 14 27 38 –1 53 16 Hartlepool United 46 9 7 7 25 25 6 7 10 25 32 – 7 59
17 Crewe Alexandra 46 8 9 6 38 35 5 5 13 32 37 –2 53 17 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 11 5 25 19 6 8 9 32 34 4 58
18 Hartlepool United 46 6 11 6 24 30 5 7 11 20 35 –21 51 18 Halifax Town 46 11 7 5 37 25 3 7 13 17 34 – 5 55
19 Stockport County 46 9 6 8 25 27 4 6 13 15 42 –29 51 19 Hereford United 46 8 7 8 25 27 6 5 12 16 32 – 18 54
20 Tranmere Rovers 46 6 10 7 32 37 5 7 11 22 35 –18 50 20 Stockport County 46 7 7 9 26 26 5 8 10 18 32 – 14 51
21 Rochdale 46 8 8 7 31 30 3 9 11 23 43 –19 50 21 Rochdale 46 5 9 9 28 34 6 6 11 19 42 – 29 48
22 Burnley 46 9 7 7 31 35 3 6 14 22 39 –21 49 22 Exeter City 46 8 6 9 33 29 3 7 13 20 39 – 15 46
23 Torquay United 46 8 8 7 28 29 2 10 11 28 43 –16 48 23 Carlisle United 46 9 5 9 38 33 3 3 17 19 53 – 29 44
24 Lincoln City 46 8 7 8 30 27 4 5 14 15 38 –20 48 24 Newport County 46 4 5 14 19 36 2 2 19 16 69 – 70 25
1988-89 Division Three (31st Season) 1989-90 Division Three (32nd Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Rotherham United (P) 46 13 6 4 44 18 9 10 4 32 17 41 82 1 Exeter City (P) 46 20 3 0 50 14 8 2 13 33 34 35 89
2 Tranmere Rovers (P) 46 15 6 2 34 13 6 11 6 28 30 19 80 2 Grimsby Town (P) 46 14 4 5 41 20 8 9 6 29 27 23 79
3 Crewe Alexandra (P) 46 13 7 3 42 24 8 8 7 25 24 19 78 3 Southend United (P) 46 15 3 5 35 14 7 6 10 26 34 13 75
4 Scunthorpe United 46 11 9 3 40 22 10 5 8 37 35 20 77 4 Stockport County 46 13 6 4 45 27 8 5 10 23 35 4 74
5 Scarborough 46 12 7 4 33 23 9 7 7 34 29 15 77 5 Maidstone United 46 14 4 5 49 21 8 3 12 28 40 16 73
6 Leyton Orient (P) 46 16 2 5 61 19 5 10 8 25 31 36 75 6 Cambridge United (P) 46 14 3 6 45 30 7 7 9 31 36 20 73
7 Wrexham 46 12 7 4 44 28 7 7 9 33 35 14 71 7 Chesterfield 46 12 9 2 41 19 7 5 11 22 31 13 71
8 Cambridge United 46 13 7 3 45 25 5 7 11 26 37 9 68 8 Carlisle United 46 15 4 4 38 20 6 4 13 23 40 11 71
9 Grimsby Town 46 11 9 3 33 18 6 6 11 32 41 6 66 9 Peterborough United 46 10 8 5 35 23 7 9 7 24 23 13 68
10 Lincoln City 46 12 6 5 39 26 6 4 13 25 34 4 64 10 Lincoln City 46 11 6 6 30 27 7 8 8 18 21 ±0 68
11 York City 46 10 8 5 43 27 7 5 11 19 36 –1 64 11 Scunthorpe United 46 9 9 5 42 25 8 6 9 27 29 15 66
12 Carlisle United 46 9 6 8 26 25 6 9 8 27 27 1 60 12 Rochdale 46 11 4 8 28 23 9 2 12 24 32 –3 66
13 Exeter City 46 14 4 5 46 23 4 2 17 19 45 –3 60 13 York City 46 10 5 8 29 24 6 11 6 26 29 2 64
14 Torquay United 46 15 2 6 32 23 2 6 15 13 37 –15 59 14 Gillingham 46 9 8 6 28 21 8 3 12 18 27 –2 62
15 Hereford United 46 11 8 4 40 27 3 8 12 26 45 –6 58 15 Torquay United 46 12 2 9 33 29 3 10 10 20 37 –13 57
16 Burnley 46 12 6 5 35 20 2 7 14 17 41 –9 55 16 Burnley 46 6 10 7 19 18 8 4 11 26 37 –10 56
17 Peterborough United 46 10 3 10 29 32 4 9 10 23 42 –22 54 17 Hereford United 46 7 4 12 31 32 8 6 9 25 30 –6 55
18 Rochdale 46 10 10 3 32 26 3 4 16 24 56 –26 53 18 Scarborough 46 10 5 8 35 28 5 5 13 25 45 –13 55
19 Hartlepool United 46 10 6 7 33 33 4 4 15 17 45 –28 52 19 Hartlepool United 46 12 4 7 45 33 3 6 14 21 55 –22 55
20 Stockport County 46 8 10 5 31 20 2 11 10 23 32 2 51 20 Doncaster Rovers 46 7 7 9 29 29 7 2 14 24 31 –17 51
21 Halifax Town 46 10 7 6 42 27 3 4 16 27 48 –6 50 21 Wrexham 46 8 8 7 28 28 5 4 14 23 39 –16 51
22 Colchester United 46 8 7 8 35 30 4 7 12 25 48 –18 50 22 Aldershot 46 8 7 8 28 26 4 7 12 21 43 –20 50
23 Doncaster Rovers 46 9 6 8 32 32 4 4 15 17 46 –29 49 23 Halifax Town 46 5 9 9 31 29 7 4 12 26 36 –8 49
24 Darlington 46 3 12 8 28 38 5 6 12 25 38 –23 42 24 Colchester United 46 9 3 11 26 25 2 7 14 22 50 –27 43
1990-91 Division Three (33rd Season) 1991-92 Division Three (34th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Darlington (P) 46 13 8 2 36 14 9 9 5 32 24 30 83 1 Burnley (P) 42 14 4 3 42 16 11 4 6 37 27 36 83
2 Stockport County (P) 46 16 6 1 54 19 7 7 9 30 28 37 82 2 Rotherham United (P) 42 12 6 3 38 16 10 5 6 32 21 34 77
3 Hartlepool United (P) 46 15 5 3 35 15 9 5 9 32 33 19 82 3 Mansfield Town (P) 42 13 4 4 43 26 10 4 7 32 27 22 77
4 Peterborough United (P) 46 13 9 1 38 15 8 8 7 29 30 22 80 4 Blackpool (P) 42 17 3 1 48 13 5 7 9 23 32 36 76
5 Blackpool 46 17 3 3 55 17 6 7 10 23 30 31 79 5 Scunthorpe United 42 14 5 2 38 18 7 4 10 25 41 4 72
6 Burnley 46 17 5 1 46 16 6 5 12 24 35 19 79 6 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 6 3 33 20 8 4 9 33 31 15 70
7 Torquay United (P) 46 14 7 2 37 13 4 11 8 27 34 17 72 7 Barnet 42 16 1 4 48 23 5 5 11 33 38 20 69
8 Scunthorpe United 46 17 4 2 51 20 3 7 13 20 42 9 71 8 Rochdale 42 12 6 3 34 22 6 7 8 23 31 4 67
9 Scarborough 46 13 5 5 36 21 6 7 10 23 35 3 69 9 Cardiff City 42 13 3 5 42 26 4 12 5 24 27 11 66
10 Northampton 46 14 5 4 34 21 4 8 11 23 37 – 1 67 10 Lincoln City 42 9 5 7 21 24 8 6 7 29 20 6 62
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 12 5 6 36 22 5 9 9 20 24 20 65 11 Gillingham 42 12 5 4 41 19 3 7 11 22 34 10 57
12 Rochdale 46 10 9 4 29 22 5 8 10 21 31 – 3 62 12 Scarborough 42 12 5 4 39 28 3 7 11 25 40 – 4 57
13 Cardiff City 46 10 6 7 26 23 5 9 9 17 31 – 11 60 13 Chesterfield 42 6 7 8 26 28 8 4 9 23 33 – 12 53
14 Lincoln City 46 10 7 6 32 27 4 10 9 18 34 – 11 59 14 Wrexham 42 11 4 6 31 26 3 5 13 21 47 – 21 51
15 Gillingham 46 9 9 5 35 27 3 9 11 22 33 0 54 15 Walsall 42 5 10 6 28 26 7 3 11 20 32 – 14 49
16 Walsall 46 7 12 4 25 17 5 5 13 23 34 – 3 53 16 Northampton 42 5 9 7 25 23 6 4 11 21 33 – 10 46
17 Hereford United 46 9 10 4 32 19 4 4 15 21 39 – 5 53 17 Hereford United 42 9 4 8 31 24 3 4 14 13 33 – 13 44
18 Chesterfield 46 8 12 3 33 26 5 2 16 14 36 – 15 53 18 Maidstone United 42 6 9 6 24 22 2 9 10 21 34 – 11 42
19 Maidstone United 46 9 5 9 42 34 4 7 12 24 37 – 5 51 19 York City 42 6 9 6 26 23 2 7 12 16 35 – 16 40
20 Carlisle United 46 12 3 8 30 30 1 6 16 17 59 – 42 48 20 Halifax Town 42 7 5 9 23 35 3 3 15 11 40 – 31 38
21 York City 46 8 6 9 21 23 3 7 13 24 34 – 12 46 21 Doncaster Rovers 42 6 2 13 21 35 3 6 12 19 30 – 25 35
22 Halifax Town 46 9 6 8 34 29 3 4 16 25 50 – 20 46 22 Carlisle United 42 5 9 7 24 27 2 4 15 17 40 – 26 34
23 Aldershot 46 8 7 8 38 43 2 4 17 23 58 – 41 41 23 Aldershot Expelled from the League by the FA. Reformed as Aldershot Town.
24 Wrexham 46 8 7 8 33 34 2 3 18 15 40 – 26 40

1964-65 Division Three (39th Season) 1965-66 Division Three (40th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Carlisle United (P) 46 14 5 4 46 24 11 5 7 30 29 23 60 1 Hull City (P) 46 19 2 2 64 24 12 5 6 45 38 47 69
2 Bristol City (P) 46 14 6 3 53 18 10 5 8 39 37 37 59 2 Millwall (P) 46 19 4 0 47 13 8 7 8 29 30 33 65
3 Mansfield Town 46 17 4 2 61 23 7 7 9 34 38 34 59 3 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 3 4 62 29 8 6 9 33 36 30 57
4 Hull City 46 14 6 3 51 25 9 6 8 40 32 34 58 4 Scunthorpe United 46 9 8 6 44 34 12 3 8 36 33 13 53
5 Brentford 46 18 4 1 55 18 6 5 12 28 37 28 57 5 Workington 46 13 6 4 38 18 6 8 9 29 39 10 52
6 Bristol Rovers 46 14 7 2 52 21 6 8 9 30 37 24 55 6 Gillingham 46 14 4 5 33 19 8 4 11 29 35 8 52
7 Gillingham 46 16 5 2 45 13 7 4 12 25 37 20 55 7 Swindon Town 46 11 8 4 43 18 8 5 10 31 30 26 51
8 Peterborough United 46 16 3 4 61 33 6 4 13 24 41 11 51 8 Reading 46 13 5 5 36 19 6 8 9 34 44 7 51
9 Watford 46 13 8 2 45 21 4 8 11 26 43 7 50 9 Walsall 46 13 7 3 48 21 7 3 13 29 43 13 50
10 Grimsby Town 46 11 10 2 37 21 5 7 11 31 46 1 49 10 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 7 3 48 22 6 4 13 25 42 9 49
11 Bournemouth & Boscombe 46 12 4 7 40 24 6 7 10 32 39 9 47 11 Grimsby Town 46 15 6 2 47 25 2 7 14 21 37 6 47
12 Southend United 46 14 4 5 48 24 5 4 14 30 47 7 46 12 Watford 46 12 4 7 33 19 5 9 9 22 32 4 47
13 Reading 46 12 8 3 45 26 4 6 13 25 44 ±0 46 13 Peterborough United 46 13 6 4 50 26 4 6 13 30 40 14 46
14 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 5 3 48 23 2 7 14 24 57 –8 46 14 Oxford United 46 11 3 9 38 33 8 5 10 32 41 –4 46
15 Workington 46 11 7 5 30 22 6 5 12 28 47 –11 46 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 4 6 48 28 3 7 13 19 37 2 43
16 Shrewsbury Town 46 10 6 7 42 38 5 6 12 34 46 –8 42 16 Bristol Rovers 46 11 10 2 38 15 3 4 16 26 49 ±0 42
17 Exeter City 46 8 7 8 33 27 4 10 9 18 25 –1 41 17 Swansea Town 46 14 4 5 61 37 1 7 15 20 59 –15 41
18 Scunthorpe United 46 9 8 6 42 27 5 4 14 23 45 –7 40 18 Bournemouth & Boscombe 46 9 8 6 24 19 4 4 15 14 37 –28 38
19 Walsall 46 9 4 10 34 36 6 3 14 21 44 –25 37 19 Mansfield Town 46 10 5 8 31 36 5 3 15 28 53 –30 38
20 Oldham Athletic 46 10 3 10 40 39 3 7 13 21 44 –22 36 20 Oldham Athletic 46 8 7 8 34 33 4 6 13 21 48 –26 37
21 Luton Town 46 6 8 9 32 36 5 3 15 19 58 –33 33 21 Southend United 46 15 1 7 43 28 1 3 19 11 55 –29 36
22 Port Vale 46 7 6 10 27 33 2 8 13 14 43 –35 32 22 Exeter City 46 9 6 8 36 28 3 5 15 17 51 –26 35
23 Colchester United 46 7 6 10 30 34 3 4 16 20 55 –39 30 23 Brentford 46 9 4 10 34 30 1 8 14 14 39 –21 32
24 Barnsley 46 8 5 10 33 31 1 6 16 21 59 –36 29 24 York City 46 5 7 11 30 44 4 2 17 23 62 –53 27
1966-67 Division Three (41st Season) 1967-68 Division Three (42nd Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Queens Park Rangers (P) 46 18 4 1 66 15 8 11 4 37 23 65 67 1 Oxford United (P) 46 18 3 2 49 20 4 10 9 20 27 22 57
2 Middlesbrough (P) 46 16 3 4 51 20 7 6 10 36 44 23 55 2 Bury (P) 46 19 3 1 64 24 5 5 13 27 42 25 56
3 Watford 46 15 5 3 39 17 5 9 9 22 29 15 54 3 Shrewsbury Town 46 14 6 3 42 17 6 9 8 19 32 12 55
4 Reading 46 13 7 3 45 20 9 2 12 31 37 19 53 4 Torquay United 46 15 6 2 40 17 6 5 12 20 39 4 53
5 Bristol Rovers 46 13 8 2 47 28 7 5 11 29 39 9 53 5 Reading 46 15 5 3 43 17 6 4 13 27 43 10 51
6 Shrewsbury Town 46 15 5 3 48 24 5 7 11 29 38 15 52 6 Watford 46 15 3 5 59 20 6 5 12 15 30 24 50
7 Torquay United 46 17 3 3 57 20 4 6 13 16 34 19 51 7 Walsall 46 12 7 4 47 22 7 5 11 27 39 13 50
8 Swindon Town 46 14 5 4 53 21 6 5 12 28 38 22 50 8 Barrow 46 14 6 3 43 13 7 2 14 22 41 11 50
9 Mansfield Town 46 12 4 7 48 37 8 5 10 36 42 5 49 9 Swindon Town 46 13 8 2 51 16 3 9 11 23 35 23 49
10 Oldham Athletic 46 15 4 4 51 16 4 6 13 29 47 17 48 10 Brighton and Hove Albion 46 11 8 4 31 14 5 8 10 26 41 2 48
11 Gillingham 46 11 9 3 36 18 4 7 12 22 44 –4 46 11 Gillingham 46 13 6 4 35 19 5 6 12 24 44 -4 48
12 Walsall 46 12 8 3 37 16 6 2 15 28 56 –7 46 12 Bournemouth & Boscombe 46 13 7 3 39 17 3 8 12 17 34 5 47
13 Colchester United 46 14 3 6 52 30 3 7 13 24 43 3 44 13 Stockport County 46 16 5 2 49 22 3 4 16 21 53 -5 47
14 Orient 46 10 9 4 36 27 3 9 11 22 41 –10 44 14 Southport 46 13 6 4 35 22 4 6 13 30 43 0 46
15 Peterborough United 46 12 4 7 40 31 2 11 10 26 40 –5 43 15 Bristol Rovers 46 14 3 6 42 25 3 6 14 30 53 -6 43
16 Oxford United 46 10 8 5 41 29 5 5 13 20 37 –5 43 16 Oldham Athletic 46 11 3 9 37 32 7 4 12 23 33 -5 43
17 Grimsby Town 46 13 5 5 46 23 4 4 15 15 45 –7 43 17 Northampton Town 46 10 8 5 40 25 4 5 14 18 47 -14 41
18 Scunthorpe United 46 13 4 6 39 26 4 4 15 19 47 –15 42 18 Leyton Orient 46 10 6 7 27 24 2 11 10 19 38 -16 41
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 10 8 5 37 27 3 7 13 24 44 –10 41 19 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 7 6 39 28 4 5 14 23 46 -12 40
20 Bournemouth & Boscombe 46 8 10 5 24 24 4 7 12 15 33 –18 41 20 Mansfield Town 46 8 7 8 32 31 4 6 13 19 36 -16 37
21 Swansea Town 46 9 9 5 50 30 3 6 14 35 59 –4 39 21 Grimsby Town 46 10 7 6 33 21 4 2 17 19 48 -17 37
22 Darlington 46 8 7 8 26 28 5 4 14 21 53 –34 37 22 Colchester United 46 6 8 9 29 40 3 7 13 21 47 -37 33
23 Doncaster Rovers 46 11 6 6 40 40 1 2 20 18 77 –59 32 23 Scunthorpe United 46 8 9 6 36 34 2 3 18 20 53 -31 32
24 Workington 46 9 3 11 35 35 3 4 16 20 54 –34 31 24 Peterborough United 46 14 4 5 46 23 6 6 11 33 44 12 31
1968-69 Division Three (43rd Season) 1969-70 Division Three (44th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Watford (P) 46 16 5 2 35 7 11 5 7 39 27 40 64 1 Orient (P) 46 16 5 2 43 15 9 7 7 24 21 31 62
2 Swindon Town (P) 46 18 4 1 38 7 9 6 8 33 28 36 64 2 Luton Town (P) 46 13 8 2 46 15 10 6 7 31 28 34 60
3 Luton Town 46 20 3 0 57 14 5 8 10 17 24 36 61 3 Bristol Rovers 46 15 5 3 51 26 5 11 7 29 33 21 56
4 Bournemouth & Boscombe 46 16 2 5 41 17 5 7 11 19 28 15 51 4 Fulham 46 12 9 2 43 26 8 6 9 38 29 26 55
5 Plymouth Argyle 46 10 8 5 34 25 7 7 9 19 24 4 49 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 16 4 3 37 16 7 5 11 20 27 14 55
6 Torquay United 46 13 4 6 35 18 5 8 10 19 28 8 48 6 Mansfield Town 46 14 4 5 46 22 7 7 9 24 27 21 53
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 12 3 8 36 31 7 7 9 34 37 2 48 7 Barnsley 46 14 6 3 43 24 5 9 9 25 35 9 53
8 Southport 46 14 8 1 52 20 3 5 15 19 44 7 47 8 Reading 46 16 3 4 52 29 5 8 10 35 48 10 53
9 Stockport County 46 14 5 4 49 25 2 9 12 18 43 -1 46 9 Rochdale 46 11 6 6 39 24 7 4 12 30 36 9 46
10 Barnsley 46 13 6 4 37 21 3 8 12 21 42 -5 46 10 Bradford City 46 11 6 6 37 22 6 6 11 20 28 7 46
11 Rotherham United 46 12 6 5 40 21 4 7 12 16 29 6 45 11 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 4 6 31 19 4 8 11 21 35 –2 46
12 Brighton and Hove Albion 46 12 7 4 49 21 4 6 13 23 44 7 45 12 Walsall 46 11 4 8 33 31 6 8 9 21 36 –13 46
13 Walsall 46 10 9 4 34 18 4 7 12 16 31 1 44 13 Torquay United 46 9 9 5 36 22 5 8 10 26 37 3 45
14 Reading 46 13 3 7 41 25 2 10 11 26 41 1 43 14 Rotherham United 46 10 8 5 36 19 5 6 12 26 35 8 44
15 Mansfield Town 46 14 5 4 37 18 2 6 15 21 44 -4 43 15 Shrewsbury Town 46 10 12 1 35 17 3 6 14 27 46 –1 44
16 Bristol Rovers 46 12 6 5 41 27 4 5 14 22 44 -8 43 16 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 8 5 38 29 4 8 11 18 43 –16 44
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 11 8 4 28 17 5 3 15 23 50 -16 43 17 Plymouth Argyle 46 10 7 6 32 23 6 4 13 24 41 –8 43
18 Leyton Orient 46 10 8 5 31 19 4 6 13 20 39 -7 42 18 Halifax Town 46 10 9 4 31 25 4 6 13 16 38 –16 43
19 Barrow 46 11 6 6 30 23 6 2 15 26 52 -19 42 19 Bury 46 13 4 6 47 29 2 7 14 28 51 –5 41
20 Gillingham 46 10 10 3 35 20 3 5 15 19 43 -9 41 20 Gillingham 46 7 6 10 28 33 6 7 10 24 31 –12 39
21 Northampton Town 46 9 8 6 37 30 5 4 14 17 31 -7 40 21 Bournemouth & Boscombe 46 8 9 6 28 27 4 6 13 20 44 –23 39
22 Hartlepool United 46 6 12 5 25 29 4 7 12 15 41 -30 39 22 Southport 46 11 5 7 31 22 3 5 15 17 44 –18 38
23 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 4 8 40 31 2 5 16 12 45 -24 35 23 Barrow 46 7 9 7 28 27 1 5 17 18 54 –35 30
24 Oldham Athletic 46 9 6 8 33 27 4 3 16 17 56 -33 35 24 Stockport County 46 4 7 12 17 30 2 4 17 10 41 –44 23
1970-71 Division Three (45th Season) 1971-72 Division Three (46th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Preston North End (P) 46 15 8 0 42 16 7 9 7 21 23 24 61 1 Aston Villa (P) 46 20 1 2 45 10 12 5 6 40 22 53 70
2 Fulham (P) 46 15 6 2 39 12 9 6 8 29 29 27 60 2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 15 5 3 39 18 12 6 5 43 29 35 65
3 Halifax Town 46 16 2 5 46 22 6 10 7 28 33 19 56 3 Bournemouth 46 16 6 1 43 13 7 10 6 30 24 36 62
4 Aston Villa 46 13 7 3 27 13 6 8 9 27 33 8 53 4 Notts County 46 16 3 4 42 19 9 9 5 32 25 30 62
5 Chesterfield 46 13 8 2 45 12 4 9 10 21 26 28 51 5 Rotherham United 46 12 8 3 46 25 8 7 8 23 27 17 55
6 Bristol Rovers 46 11 5 7 38 24 8 8 7 31 26 19 51 6 Bristol Rovers 46 17 2 4 54 26 4 10 9 21 30 19 54
7 Mansfield Town 46 13 7 3 44 28 5 8 10 20 34 2 51 7 Bolton Wanderers 46 11 8 4 25 13 6 8 9 26 28 10 50
8 Rotherham United 46 12 10 1 38 19 5 6 12 26 41 4 50 8 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 6 4 43 26 7 4 12 31 38 10 50
9 Wrexham 46 12 8 3 43 25 6 5 12 29 40 7 49 9 Walsall 46 12 8 3 38 16 3 10 10 24 41 5 48
10 Torquay United 46 12 6 5 37 26 7 5 11 17 31 – 3 49 10 Blackburn Rovers 46 14 4 5 39 22 5 5 13 15 35 –3 47
11 Swansea City 46 11 5 7 41 25 4 11 8 18 31 3 46 11 Oldham Athletic 46 11 4 8 37 35 6 7 10 22 28 –4 45
12 Barnsley 46 12 6 5 30 19 5 5 13 19 33 – 3 45 12 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 5 5 50 29 4 5 14 23 36 8 44
13 Shrewsbury Town 46 11 6 6 37 28 5 7 11 21 34 – 4 45 13 Chesterfield 46 10 5 8 25 23 8 3 12 32 34 ±0 44
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 8 10 5 28 20 6 6 11 22 27 3 44 14 Swansea City 46 10 6 7 27 21 7 4 12 19 38 –13 44
15 Plymouth Argyle 46 6 12 5 39 33 6 7 10 24 30 ± 0 43 15 Port Vale 46 10 10 3 27 21 3 5 15 16 38 –16 41
16 Rochdale 46 8 8 7 29 26 6 7 10 32 42 – 7 43 16 Wrexham 46 10 5 8 33 26 6 3 14 26 37 –4 40
17 Port Vale 46 11 6 6 29 18 4 6 13 23 41 – 7 42 17 Halifax Town 46 11 6 6 31 22 2 6 15 17 39 –13 38
18 Tranmere Rovers 46 8 11 4 27 18 2 11 10 18 37 – 10 42 18 Rochdale 46 11 7 5 35 26 1 6 16 22 57 –26 37
19 Bradford City 46 7 6 10 23 25 6 8 9 26 37 – 13 40 19 York City 46 8 8 7 32 22 4 4 15 25 44 –9 36
20 Walsall 46 10 1 12 30 27 4 10 9 21 30 – 6 39 20 Tranmere Rovers 46 9 7 7 34 30 1 9 13 16 41 –21 36
21 Reading 46 10 7 6 32 33 4 4 15 16 52 – 37 39 21 Mansfield Town 46 5 12 6 19 26 3 8 12 22 37 –22 36
22 Bury 46 7 9 7 30 23 5 4 14 22 37 – 8 37 22 Barnsley 46 6 10 7 23 30 3 8 12 9 34 –32 36
23 Doncaster Rovers 46 8 5 10 28 27 5 4 14 17 39 – 21 35 23 Torquay United 46 8 6 9 31 31 2 6 15 10 38 –28 32
24 Gillingham 46 6 9 8 22 29 4 4 15 20 38 – 25 33 24 Bradford City 46 6 8 9 27 32 5 2 16 18 45 –32 32
1972-73 Division Three (47th Season) 1973-74 Division Three (48th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Bolton Wanderers (P) 46 18 4 1 44 9 7 7 9 29 30 34 61 1 Oldham Athletic (P) 46 13 6 4 50 23 12 6 5 33 24 36 62
2 Notts County (P) 46 17 4 2 40 12 6 7 10 27 35 20 57 2 Bristol Rovers (P) 46 15 6 2 37 15 7 11 5 28 18 32 61
3 Blackburn Rovers 46 12 8 3 34 16 8 7 8 23 31 10 55 3 York City 46 13 8 2 37 15 8 11 4 30 23 29 61
4 Oldham Athletic 46 12 7 4 40 18 7 9 7 32 36 18 54 4 Wrexham 46 15 6 2 44 15 7 6 10 19 28 20 56
5 Bristol Rovers 46 17 4 2 55 20 3 9 11 22 36 21 53 5 Chesterfield 46 14 6 3 31 16 7 8 8 24 26 13 56
6 Port Vale 46 15 6 2 41 21 6 5 12 15 48 –13 53 6 Grimsby Town 46 14 6 3 48 21 4 9 10 19 29 17 51
7 Bournemouth 46 14 6 3 44 16 3 10 10 22 28 22 50 7 Watford 46 12 6 5 34 21 7 6 10 30 35 8 50
8 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 3 6 43 26 6 7 10 31 40 8 50 8 Aldershot 46 13 6 4 47 22 6 5 12 18 30 13 49
9 Grimsby Town 46 16 2 5 45 18 4 6 13 22 43 6 48 9 Halifax Town 46 9 11 3 23 15 5 10 8 25 36 –3 49
10 Tranmere Rovers 46 12 8 3 38 17 3 8 12 18 35 4 46 10 Huddersfield Town 46 14 5 4 37 16 3 8 12 19 39 1 47
11 Charlton Athletic 46 12 7 4 46 24 5 4 14 23 43 2 45 11 Bournemouth 46 11 5 7 25 23 5 10 8 29 35 –4 47
12 Wrexham 46 11 9 3 39 23 3 8 12 16 31 1 45 12 Southend United 46 10 7 6 40 30 6 7 10 22 32 ±0 46
13 Rochdale 46 8 8 7 22 26 6 9 8 26 28 –6 45 13 Blackburn Rovers 46 13 4 6 38 21 5 6 12 24 43 –2 46
14 Southend United 46 13 6 4 40 14 4 4 15 21 40 7 44 14 Charlton Athletic 46 13 5 5 43 29 6 3 14 23 44 –7 46
15 Shrewsbury Town 46 10 10 3 31 21 5 4 14 15 33 –8 44 15 Walsall 46 11 7 5 37 19 5 6 12 20 29 9 45
16 Chesterfield 46 13 4 6 37 22 4 5 14 20 39 –4 43 16 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 8 5 31 15 5 7 11 19 29 6 45
17 Walsall 46 14 3 6 37 26 4 4 15 19 40 –10 43 17 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 6 4 37 17 4 4 15 22 37 5 44
18 York City 46 8 10 5 24 14 5 5 13 18 32 –4 41 18 Hereford United 46 10 5 8 31 25 4 10 9 22 32 –4 43
19 Watford 46 11 8 4 32 23 1 9 13 11 25 –5 41 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 10 3 10 31 31 6 8 9 21 27 –4 43
20 Halifax Town 46 9 8 6 29 23 4 7 12 14 30 –10 41 20 Port Vale 46 12 6 5 37 23 2 8 13 15 35 –4 42
21 Rotherham United 46 12 4 7 34 27 5 3 15 17 38 –14 41 21 Cambridge United 46 11 7 5 36 27 2 2 19 12 54 –23 35
22 Brentford 46 12 5 6 33 18 3 2 18 18 51 –18 37 22 Shrewsbury Town 46 7 7 9 24 24 3 4 16 17 38 –21 31
23 Swansea City 46 11 5 7 37 29 3 4 16 14 44 –22 37 23 Southport 46 4 14 5 19 20 2 2 19 16 62 –47 28
24 Scunthorpe United 46 8 7 8 18 25 2 3 18 15 47 –39 30 24 Rochdale 46 1 12 10 24 38 1 5 17 14 56 –56 21
1974-75 Division Three (49th Season) 1975-76 Division Three (50th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Blackburn Rovers (P) 46 15 7 1 40 16 7 9 7 28 29 23 60 1 Hereford United (P) 46 14 6 3 45 24 12 5 6 41 31 31 63
2 Plymouth Argyle (P) 46 16 5 2 38 19 8 6 9 41 39 21 59 2 Cardiff City (P) 46 14 7 2 38 13 8 6 9 31 35 21 57
3 Charlton Athletic (P) 46 15 5 3 51 29 7 6 10 25 32 15 55 3 Millwall (P) 46 16 6 1 35 14 4 10 9 19 29 11 56
4 Swindon Town 46 18 3 2 43 17 3 8 12 21 41 6 53 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 18 3 2 58 15 4 6 13 20 38 25 53
5 Crystal Palace 46 14 8 1 48 22 4 7 12 18 35 9 51 5 Crystal Palace 46 7 12 4 30 20 11 5 7 31 26 15 53
6 Port Vale 46 15 6 2 37 19 3 9 11 24 35 7 51 6 Wrexham 46 13 6 4 38 21 7 6 10 28 34 11 52
7 Peterborough United 46 10 9 4 24 17 9 3 11 23 36 –6 50 7 Walsall 46 11 8 4 43 22 7 6 10 31 39 13 50
8 Walsall 46 15 5 3 46 13 3 8 12 21 39 15 49 8 Preston North End 46 15 4 4 45 23 4 6 13 17 34 5 48
9 Preston North End 46 16 5 2 42 19 3 6 14 21 37 7 49 9 Shrewsbury Town 46 14 2 7 36 25 5 8 10 25 34 2 48
10 Gillingham 46 14 6 3 43 23 3 8 12 22 37 5 48 10 Peterborough United 46 12 7 4 37 23 3 11 9 26 40 ±0 48
11 Colchester United 46 13 7 3 45 22 4 6 13 25 41 7 47 11 Mansfield Town 46 8 11 4 31 22 8 4 11 27 30 6 47
12 Hereford United 46 14 6 3 42 21 2 8 13 22 45 –2 46 12 Port Vale 46 10 10 3 33 21 5 6 12 22 33 1 46
13 Wrexham 46 10 8 5 41 23 5 7 11 24 32 10 45 13 Bury 46 11 7 5 33 16 3 9 11 18 30 5 44
14 Bury 46 13 6 4 38 17 3 6 14 15 33 3 44 14 Chesterfield 46 11 5 7 45 30 6 4 13 24 39 ±0 43
15 Chesterfield 46 11 7 5 37 25 5 5 13 25 41 –4 44 15 Gillingham 46 10 8 5 38 27 2 11 10 20 41 –10 43
16 Grimsby Town 46 12 8 3 35 19 3 5 15 20 45 –9 43 16 Rotherham United 46 11 6 6 35 22 4 6 13 19 43 –11 42
17 Halifax Town 46 11 10 2 33 20 2 7 14 16 45 –16 43 17 Chester 46 13 7 3 34 19 2 5 16 9 43 –19 42
18 Southend United 46 11 9 3 32 17 2 7 14 14 34 –5 42 18 Grimsby Town 46 13 7 3 39 21 2 3 18 23 53 –12 40
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 14 7 2 38 21 2 3 18 18 43 –8 42 19 Swindon Town 46 11 4 8 42 31 5 4 14 20 44 –13 40
20 Aldershot 46 13 5 5 40 21 1 6 16 13 42 –10 38 20 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 6 5 34 25 0 10 13 14 34 –11 40
21 Bournemouth 46 9 6 8 27 25 4 6 13 17 33 –14 38 21 Aldershot 46 10 8 5 34 26 3 5 15 25 49 –16 39
22 Tranmere Rovers 46 12 4 7 39 21 2 5 16 16 36 –3 37 22 Colchester United 46 9 6 8 25 27 3 8 12 16 38 –24 38
23 Watford 46 9 7 7 30 31 1 10 12 22 44 –23 37 23 Southend United 46 9 7 7 40 31 3 6 14 25 44 –10 37
24 Huddersfield Town 46 9 6 8 32 29 2 4 17 15 47 –29 32 24 Halifax Town 46 6 5 12 22 32 5 8 10 19 29 –20 35
1976-77 Division Three (51st Season) 1977-78 Division Three (52nd Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Mansfield Town (P) 46 17 6 0 52 13 11 2 10 26 29 36 64 1 Wrexham (P) 46 14 8 1 48 19 9 7 7 30 26 33 61
2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 19 3 1 63 14 6 8 9 20 26 43 61 2 Cambridge United (P) 46 19 3 1 49 11 4 9 10 23 40 21 58
3 Crystal Palace (P) 46 17 5 1 46 15 6 8 9 22 25 28 59 3 Preston North End (P) 46 16 5 2 48 19 4 11 8 15 19 25 56
4 Rotherham United 46 11 9 3 30 15 11 6 6 39 29 25 59 4 Peterborough United 46 15 7 1 32 11 5 9 9 15 22 14 56
5 Wrexham 46 15 6 2 47 22 9 4 10 33 32 26 58 5 Chester 46 14 8 1 41 24 2 14 7 18 32 3 54
6 Preston North End 46 15 4 4 48 21 6 8 9 16 22 21 54 6 Walsall 46 12 8 3 35 17 6 9 8 26 33 11 53
7 Bury 46 15 2 6 41 21 8 6 9 23 38 5 54 7 Gillingham 46 11 10 2 36 21 4 10 9 31 39 7 50
8 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 4 4 39 18 7 5 11 26 37 10 53 8 Colchester United 46 10 11 2 36 16 5 7 11 19 28 11 48
9 Lincoln City 46 12 9 2 50 30 7 5 11 27 40 7 52 9 Chesterfield 46 14 6 3 40 16 3 8 12 18 33 9 48
10 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 7 3 40 21 5 4 14 25 38 6 47 10 Swindon Town 46 12 7 4 40 22 4 9 10 27 38 7 48
11 Swindon Town 46 12 6 5 48 33 3 9 11 20 42 –7 45 11 Shrewsbury Town 46 11 7 5 42 23 5 8 10 21 34 6 47
12 Gillingham 46 11 8 4 31 21 5 4 14 24 43 –9 44 12 Tranmere Rovers 46 13 7 3 39 19 3 8 12 18 33 5 47
13 Chester 46 14 3 6 28 20 4 5 14 20 38 –10 44 13 Carlisle United 46 10 9 4 32 26 4 10 9 27 33 0 47
14 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 7 6 31 23 3 10 10 20 30 –2 43 14 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 7 3 28 14 2 9 12 22 38 –2 46
15 Walsall 46 8 7 8 39 32 5 8 10 18 33 –8 41 15 Bury 46 7 13 3 34 22 6 6 11 28 34 6 45
16 Peterborough United 46 11 4 8 33 28 2 11 10 22 37 –10 41 16 Lincoln City 46 10 8 5 35 26 5 7 11 18 35 –8 45
17 Oxford United 46 9 8 6 34 29 3 7 13 21 36 –10 39 17 Exeter City 46 11 8 4 30 18 4 6 13 19 41 –10 44
18 Chesterfield 46 10 6 7 30 20 4 4 15 26 44 –8 38 18 Oxford United 46 11 10 2 38 21 2 4 17 26 46 –3 40
19 Port Vale 46 9 7 7 29 28 2 9 12 18 43 –24 38 19 Plymouth Argyle 46 7 8 8 33 28 4 9 10 28 40 –7 39
20 Portsmouth 46 8 9 6 28 26 3 5 15 25 44 –17 36 20 Rotherham United 46 11 5 7 26 19 2 8 13 25 49 –17 39
21 Reading 46 10 5 8 29 24 3 4 16 20 49 –24 35 21 Port Vale 46 7 11 5 28 23 1 9 13 18 44 –21 36
22 Northampton Town 46 9 4 10 33 29 4 4 15 27 46 –15 34 22 Bradford City 46 11 6 6 40 29 1 4 18 16 57 –30 34
23 Grimsby Town 46 10 6 7 29 22 2 3 18 16 47 –24 33 23 Hereford United 46 9 9 5 28 22 0 5 18 6 38 –26 32
24 York City 46 7 8 8 25 34 3 4 16 25 55 –39 32 24 Portsmouth 46 4 11 8 31 38 3 6 14 10 37 –34 31
1978-79 Division Three (53rd Season) 1979-80 Division Three (54th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Shrewsbury Town (P) 46 14 9 0 36 11 7 10 6 25 30 20 61 1 Grimsby Town (P) 46 18 2 3 46 16 8 8 7 27 26 31 62
2 Watford (P) 46 15 5 3 47 22 9 7 7 36 30 31 60 2 Blackburn Rovers (P) 46 13 5 5 34 17 12 4 7 24 19 22 59
3 Swansea City (P) 46 16 6 1 57 32 8 6 9 26 29 22 60 3 Sheffield Wednesday (P) 46 12 6 5 44 20 9 10 4 37 27 34 58
4 Gillingham 46 15 7 1 39 15 6 10 7 26 27 23 59 4 Chesterfield 46 16 5 2 46 16 7 6 10 25 30 25 57
5 Swindon Town 46 17 2 4 44 14 8 5 10 30 38 22 57 5 Colchester United 46 10 10 3 39 20 10 2 11 25 36 8 52
6 Carlisle United 46 11 10 2 31 13 4 12 7 22 29 11 52 6 Carlisle United 46 13 6 4 45 26 5 6 12 21 30 10 48
7 Colchester United 46 13 9 1 35 19 4 8 11 25 36 5 51 7 Reading 46 14 6 3 43 19 2 10 11 23 46 1 48
8 Hull City 46 12 9 2 36 14 7 2 14 30 47 5 49 8 Exeter City 46 14 5 4 38 22 5 5 13 22 46 –8 48
9 Exeter City 46 14 6 3 38 18 3 9 11 23 38 5 49 9 Chester 46 14 6 3 29 18 3 7 13 20 39 –8 47
10 Brentford 46 14 4 5 35 19 5 5 13 18 30 4 47 10 Swindon Town 46 15 4 4 50 20 4 4 15 21 43 8 46
11 Oxford United 46 10 8 5 27 20 4 10 9 17 30 –6 46 11 Barnsley 46 10 7 6 29 20 6 7 10 24 36 –3 46
12 Blackpool 46 12 5 6 38 19 6 4 13 23 40 2 45 12 Sheffield United 46 13 5 5 34 21 5 5 13 25 45 –7 46
13 Southend United 46 11 6 6 30 17 4 9 10 21 32 2 45 13 Rotherham United 46 13 4 6 38 24 5 6 12 20 42 –8 46
14 Sheffield Wednesday 46 9 8 6 30 22 4 11 8 23 31 0 45 14 Millwall 46 14 6 3 49 23 2 7 14 16 36 6 45
15 Plymouth Argyle 46 11 9 3 40 27 4 5 14 27 41 –1 44 15 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 7 3 39 17 3 5 15 20 38 4 44
16 Chester 46 11 9 3 42 21 3 7 13 15 40 –4 44 16 Gillingham 46 8 9 6 26 18 6 5 12 23 33 –2 42
17 Rotherham United 46 13 3 7 30 23 4 7 12 19 32 –6 44 17 Oxford United 46 10 4 9 34 24 4 9 10 23 38 –5 41
18 Mansfield Town 46 7 11 5 30 24 5 8 10 21 28 –1 43 18 Blackpool 46 10 7 6 39 34 5 4 14 23 40 –12 41
19 Bury 46 6 11 6 35 32 5 9 9 24 33 –6 42 19 Brentford 46 10 6 7 33 26 5 5 13 26 47 –14 41
20 Chesterfield 46 10 5 8 35 34 3 9 11 16 31 –14 40 20 Hull City 46 11 7 5 29 21 1 9 13 22 48 –18 40
21 Peterborough United 46 8 7 8 26 24 3 7 13 18 39 –19 36 21 Bury 46 10 4 9 30 23 6 3 14 15 36 –14 39
22 Walsall 46 7 6 10 34 32 3 6 14 22 39 –15 32 22 Southend United 46 11 6 6 33 23 3 4 16 14 34 –10 38
23 Tranmere Rovers 46 4 12 7 26 31 2 4 17 19 47 –33 28 23 Mansfield Town 46 9 9 5 31 24 1 7 15 16 34 –11 36
24 Lincoln City 46 5 7 11 26 38 2 4 17 15 50 –47 25 24 Wimbledon 46 6 8 9 34 38 4 6 13 18 43 –29 34
1980-81 Division Three (55th Season) 1981-82 Division Three (56th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Rotherham United (P) 46 17 6 0 43 8 7 7 9 19 24 30 61 1 Burnley (P) 46 13 7 3 37 20 8 10 5 29 25 21 80
2 Barnsley (P) 46 15 5 3 46 19 6 12 5 26 26 27 59 2 Carlisle United (P) 46 17 4 2 44 21 6 7 10 21 29 15 80
3 Charlton Athletic (P) 46 14 6 3 36 17 11 3 9 27 27 19 59 3 Fulham (P) 46 12 9 2 44 22 9 6 8 33 29 26 78
4 Huddersfield Town 46 14 6 3 40 11 7 8 8 31 29 31 56 4 Lincoln City 46 13 7 3 40 16 8 7 8 26 24 26 77
5 Chesterfield 46 17 4 2 42 16 6 6 11 30 32 24 56 5 Oxford United 46 10 8 5 28 18 9 6 8 35 31 14 71
6 Portsmouth 46 14 5 4 35 19 8 4 11 20 28 8 53 6 Gillingham 46 14 5 4 44 26 6 6 11 20 30 8 71
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 5 4 35 18 5 9 9 21 26 12 52 7 Southend United 46 11 7 5 35 23 7 8 8 28 28 12 69
8 Burnley 46 13 5 5 37 21 5 9 9 23 27 12 50 8 Brentford 46 8 6 9 28 22 11 5 7 28 25 9 68
9 Brentford 46 7 9 7 30 25 7 10 6 22 24 3 47 9 Millwall 46 12 4 7 36 28 6 9 8 26 34 ±0 67
10 Reading 46 13 5 5 39 22 5 5 13 23 40 ±0 46 10 Plymouth Argyle 46 12 5 6 37 24 6 6 11 27 32 8 65
11 Exeter City 46 9 9 5 36 30 7 4 12 26 36 –4 45 11 Chesterfield 46 12 4 7 33 27 6 6 11 24 31 –1 64
12 Newport County 46 11 6 6 38 22 4 7 12 26 39 3 43 12 Reading 46 11 6 6 43 35 6 5 12 24 40 –8 62
13 Fulham 46 8 7 8 28 29 7 6 10 29 35 –7 43 13 Portsmouth 46 11 10 2 33 14 3 9 11 23 37 5 61
14 Oxford United 46 7 8 8 20 24 6 9 8 19 23 –8 43 14 Preston North End 46 10 7 6 25 22 6 6 11 25 34 –6 61
15 Gillingham 46 9 8 6 23 19 3 10 10 25 39 –10 42 15 Bristol Rovers 46 12 4 7 35 28 6 5 12 23 37 –7 61
16 Millwall 46 10 9 4 30 21 4 5 14 13 39 –17 42 16 Newport County 46 9 10 4 28 21 5 6 12 26 33 ±0 58
17 Swindon Town 46 10 6 7 35 27 3 9 11 16 29 –5 41 17 Huddersfield Town 46 10 5 8 38 25 5 7 11 26 34 5 57
18 Chester 46 11 5 7 25 17 4 6 13 13 31 –10 41 18 Exeter City 46 14 4 5 46 34 2 5 16 25 51 –14 57
19 Carlisle United 46 8 9 6 32 29 6 4 13 24 41 –14 41 19 Doncaster Rovers 46 9 9 5 31 24 4 8 11 24 44 –13 56
20 Walsall 46 8 9 6 43 43 5 6 12 16 31 –15 41 20 Walsall 46 10 7 6 32 23 3 7 13 19 32 –4 53
21 Sheffield United 46 12 6 5 38 20 2 6 15 27 43 2 40 21 Wimbledon 46 10 6 7 33 27 4 5 14 28 48 –14 53
22 Colchester United 46 12 7 4 35 22 2 4 17 10 43 –20 39 22 Swindon Town 46 9 5 9 37 36 4 8 11 18 35 –16 52
23 Blackpool 46 5 9 9 19 28 4 5 14 26 47 –30 32 23 Bristol City 46 7 6 10 24 29 4 7 12 17 36 –24 46
24 Hull City 46 7 8 8 23 22 1 8 14 17 49 –31 32 24 Chester 46 2 10 11 16 30 5 1 17 20 48 –42 32
1982-83 Division Three (57th Season) 1983-84 Division Three (58th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Portsmouth (P) 46 16 4 3 43 19 11 6 6 31 22 33 91 1 Oxford United (P) 46 17 5 1 58 22 11 6 6 33 28 41 95
2 Cardiff City (P) 46 17 5 1 45 14 8 6 9 31 36 26 86 2 Wimbledon (P) 46 15 5 3 58 35 11 4 8 39 41 21 87
3 Huddersfield Town (P) 46 15 8 0 56 18 8 5 10 28 31 35 82 3 Sheffield United (P) 46 14 7 2 56 18 10 4 9 30 35 33 83
4 Newport County 46 13 7 3 40 20 10 2 11 36 34 22 78 4 Hull City 46 16 5 2 42 11 7 9 7 29 27 33 83
5 Oxford United 46 12 9 2 41 23 10 3 10 30 30 18 78 5 Bristol Rovers 46 16 5 2 47 21 6 8 9 21 33 14 79
6 Lincoln City 46 17 1 5 55 22 6 6 11 22 29 26 76 6 Walsall 46 14 4 5 44 22 8 5 10 24 39 7 75
7 Bristol Rovers 46 16 4 3 55 21 6 5 12 29 37 26 75 7 Bradford City 46 11 9 3 46 30 9 2 12 27 35 8 71
8 Plymouth Argyle 46 15 2 6 37 23 4 6 13 24 43 –5 65 8 Gillingham 46 13 4 6 50 29 7 6 10 24 40 5 70
9 Brentford 46 14 4 5 50 28 4 6 13 38 49 11 64 9 Millwall 46 16 4 3 42 18 2 9 12 29 47 6 67
10 Walsall 46 14 5 4 38 19 3 8 12 26 44 1 64 10 Bolton Wanderers 46 13 4 6 36 17 5 6 12 20 43 –4 64
11 Sheffield United 46 16 3 4 44 20 3 4 16 18 44 –2 64 11 Orient 46 13 5 5 40 27 5 4 14 31 54 –10 63
12 Bradford City 46 11 7 5 41 27 5 6 12 27 42 –1 61 12 Burnley 46 12 5 6 52 25 4 9 10 24 36 15 62
13 Gillingham 46 12 4 7 37 29 4 9 10 21 30 –1 61 13 Newport County 46 11 9 3 35 27 5 5 13 23 48 –17 62
14 Bournemouth 46 11 7 5 35 20 5 6 12 24 48 –9 61 14 Lincoln City 46 11 4 8 42 29 6 6 11 17 33 –3 61
15 Southend United 46 10 8 5 41 28 5 6 12 25 37 1 59 15 Wigan Athletic 46 11 5 7 26 18 5 8 10 20 38 –10 61
16 Preston North End 46 11 10 2 35 17 4 3 16 25 52 –9 58 16 Preston North End 46 12 5 6 42 27 3 6 14 24 39 ±0 56
17 Millwall 46 12 7 4 41 24 2 6 15 23 53 –13 55 17 Bournemouth 46 11 5 7 38 27 5 2 16 25 46 –10 55
18 Wigan Athletic 46 10 4 9 35 33 5 5 13 25 39 –12 54 18 Rotherham United 46 10 5 8 29 17 5 4 14 28 47 –7 54
19 Exeter City 46 12 4 7 49 43 2 8 13 32 61 –23 54 19 Plymouth Argyle 46 11 8 4 38 17 2 4 17 18 45 –6 51
20 Orient 46 10 6 7 44 38 5 3 15 20 50 –24 54 20 Brentford 46 8 9 6 41 30 3 7 13 28 49 –10 49
21 Reading 46 10 8 5 37 28 2 9 12 27 51 –15 53 21 Scunthorpe United 46 9 9 5 40 31 0 10 13 14 42 –19 46
22 Wrexham 46 11 6 6 40 26 1 9 13 16 50 –20 51 22 Southend United 46 8 9 6 34 24 2 5 16 21 52 –21 44
23 Doncaster Rovers 46 6 8 9 38 44 3 3 17 19 53 –40 38 23 Port Vale 46 10 4 9 33 29 1 6 16 18 54 –32 43
24 Chesterfield 46 6 6 11 28 28 2 7 14 15 40 –25 37 24 Exeter City 46 4 8 11 27 39 2 7 14 23 45 –34 33
1984-85 Division Three (59th Season) 1985-86 Division Three (60th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Bradford City (P) 46 15 6 2 44 23 13 4 6 33 22 32 94 1 Reading (P) 46 16 3 4 39 22 13 4 6 28 29 16 94
2 Millwall (P) 46 18 5 0 44 12 8 7 8 29 30 31 90 2 Plymouth Argyle (P) 46 17 3 3 56 20 9 6 8 32 33 35 87
3 Hull City (P) 46 16 4 3 46 20 9 8 6 32 29 29 87 3 Derby County (P) 46 13 7 3 45 20 10 8 5 35 21 39 84
4 Gillingham 46 15 5 3 54 29 10 3 10 26 33 18 83 4 Wigan Athletic 46 17 4 2 54 17 6 10 7 28 31 34 83
5 Bristol City 46 17 2 4 46 19 7 7 9 28 28 27 81 5 Gillingham 46 14 5 4 48 17 8 8 7 33 37 27 79
6 Bristol Rovers 46 15 6 2 37 13 6 6 11 29 35 18 75 6 Walsall 46 15 7 1 59 23 7 2 14 31 41 26 75
7 Derby County 46 14 7 2 40 20 5 6 12 25 34 11 70 7 York City 46 16 4 3 49 17 4 7 12 28 41 19 71
8 York City 46 13 5 5 42 22 7 4 12 28 35 13 69 8 Notts County 46 12 6 5 42 26 7 8 8 29 34 11 71
9 Reading 46 8 7 8 31 29 11 5 7 37 33 6 69 9 Bristol City 46 14 5 4 43 19 4 9 10 26 41 9 68
10 Bournemouth 46 16 3 4 42 16 3 8 12 15 30 11 68 10 Brentford 46 8 8 7 29 29 10 4 9 29 32 –3 66
11 Walsall 46 9 7 7 33 22 9 6 8 25 30 6 67 11 Doncaster Rovers 46 7 10 6 20 21 9 6 8 25 31 –7 64
12 Rotherham United 46 11 6 6 36 24 7 5 11 19 31 ±0 65 12 Blackpool 46 11 6 6 38 19 6 6 11 28 36 11 63
13 Brentford 46 13 5 5 42 27 3 9 11 20 37 –2 62 13 Darlington 46 10 7 6 39 33 5 6 12 22 45 –17 58
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 11 5 7 42 33 6 3 14 30 41 –2 59 14 Rotherham United 46 13 5 5 44 18 2 7 14 17 41 2 57
15 Plymouth Argyle 46 11 7 5 33 23 4 7 12 29 42 –3 59 15 Bournemouth 46 9 6 8 41 31 6 3 14 24 41 –7 54
16 Wigan Athletic 46 12 6 5 36 22 3 8 12 24 42 –4 59 16 Bristol Rovers 46 9 8 6 27 21 5 4 14 24 54 –24 54
17 Bolton Wanderers 46 12 5 6 38 22 4 1 18 31 53 –6 54 17 Chesterfield 46 10 6 7 41 30 3 8 12 20 34 –3 53
18 Newport County 46 9 6 8 30 30 4 7 12 25 37 –12 52 18 Bolton Wanderers 46 10 4 9 35 30 5 4 14 19 38 –14 53
19 Lincoln City 46 8 11 4 32 20 3 7 13 18 31 –1 51 19 Newport County 46 7 8 8 35 33 4 10 9 17 32 –13 51
20 Swansea City 46 7 5 11 31 39 5 6 12 22 41 –27 47 20 Bury 46 11 7 5 46 26 1 6 16 17 41 –4 49
21 Burnley 46 6 8 9 30 24 5 5 13 30 49 –13 46 21 Lincoln City 46 7 9 7 33 34 3 7 13 22 43 –22 46
22 Orient 46 7 7 9 30 36 4 6 13 21 40 –25 46 22 Cardiff City 46 7 5 11 22 29 5 4 14 31 54 –30 45
23 Preston North End 46 9 5 9 33 41 4 2 17 18 59 –49 46 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 6 6 11 29 47 5 4 14 28 51 –41 43
24 Cambridge United 46 2 3 18 17 48 2 6 15 20 47 –58 21 24 Swansea City 46 9 6 8 27 27 2 4 17 16 60 –44 43
1986-87 Division Three (61st Season) 1987-88 Division Three (62nd Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Bournemouth (P) 46 19 3 1 44 14 10 7 6 32 26 36 97 1 Sunderland (P) 46 14 7 2 51 22 13 5 5 41 26 44 93
2 Middlesbrough (P) 46 16 5 2 38 11 12 5 6 29 19 37 94 2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 15 7 1 37 16 8 8 7 32 31 22 84
3 Swindon Town (P) 46 14 5 4 37 19 11 7 5 40 28 30 87 3 Walsall (P) 46 15 6 2 39 22 8 7 8 29 28 18 82
4 Wigan Athletic 46 15 5 3 47 26 10 5 8 36 34 23 85 4 Notts County 46 14 4 5 53 24 9 8 6 29 25 33 81
5 Gillingham 46 16 5 2 42 14 7 4 12 23 34 17 78 5 Bristol City 46 14 6 3 51 30 7 6 10 26 32 15 75
6 Bristol City 46 14 6 3 42 15 7 8 8 21 21 27 77 6 Northampton Town 46 12 8 3 36 18 6 11 6 34 33 19 73
7 Notts County 46 14 6 3 52 24 7 7 9 25 32 21 76 7 Wigan Athletic 46 11 8 4 36 23 9 4 10 34 38 9 72
8 Walsall 46 16 4 3 50 27 6 5 12 30 40 13 75 8 Bristol Rovers 46 14 5 4 43 19 4 7 12 25 37 12 66
9 Blackpool 46 11 7 5 35 20 5 9 9 39 39 15 64 9 Fulham 46 10 5 8 36 24 9 4 10 33 36 9 66
10 Mansfield Town 46 9 9 5 30 23 6 7 10 22 32 –3 61 10 Blackpool 46 13 4 6 45 27 4 10 9 26 35 9 65
11 Brentford 46 9 7 7 39 32 6 8 9 25 34 –2 60 11 Port Vale 46 12 8 3 36 19 6 3 14 22 37 2 65
12 Port Vale 46 8 6 9 43 36 7 6 10 33 34 6 57 12 Brentford 46 9 8 6 27 23 7 6 10 26 36 – 6 62
13 Doncaster Rovers 46 11 8 4 32 19 3 7 13 24 43 –6 57 13 Gillingham 46 8 9 6 45 21 6 8 9 32 40 16 59
14 Rotherham United 46 10 6 7 29 23 5 6 12 19 34 –9 57 14 Bury 46 9 7 7 33 26 6 7 10 25 31 1 59
15 Chester City 46 7 9 7 32 28 6 8 9 29 31 2 56 15 Chester City 46 9 8 6 29 30 5 8 10 22 32 – 11 58
16 Bury 46 9 7 7 30 26 5 6 12 24 34 –6 55 16 Preston North End 46 10 6 7 30 23 5 7 11 18 36 – 11 58
17 Chesterfield 46 11 5 7 36 33 2 10 11 20 36 –13 54 17 Southend United 46 10 6 7 42 33 4 7 12 23 50 – 18 55
18 Fulham 46 8 8 7 35 41 4 9 10 24 36 –18 53 18 Chesterfield 46 10 5 8 25 28 5 5 13 16 42 – 29 55
19 Bristol Rovers 46 7 8 8 26 29 6 4 13 23 46 –26 51 19 Mansfield Town 46 10 6 7 25 21 4 6 13 23 38 – 11 54
20 York City 46 11 8 4 34 29 1 5 17 21 50 –24 49 20 Aldershot 46 12 3 8 45 32 3 5 15 19 42 – 10 53
21 Bolton Wanderers 46 8 5 10 29 26 2 10 11 17 32 –12 45 21 Rotherham United 46 8 8 7 28 25 4 8 11 22 41 – 16 52
22 Carlisle United 46 7 5 11 26 35 3 3 17 13 43 –39 38 22 Grimsby Town 46 6 7 10 25 29 6 7 10 23 29 – 10 50
23 Darlington 46 6 10 7 25 28 1 6 16 20 49 –32 37 23 York City 46 4 7 12 27 45 4 2 17 21 46 – 43 33
24 Newport County 46 4 9 10 26 34 4 4 15 23 52 –37 37 24 Doncaster Rovers 46 6 5 12 25 36 2 4 17 15 48 – 44 33
1988-89 Division Three (63rd Season) 1989-90 Division Three (64th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Wolverhampton Wand (P) 46 18 4 1 61 19 8 10 5 35 30 47 92 1 Bristol Rovers (P) 46 15 8 0 43 14 11 7 5 28 21 36 93
2 Sheffield United (P) 46 16 3 4 57 21 9 6 8 36 33 39 84 2 Bristol City (P) 46 15 5 3 40 16 12 5 6 36 24 36 91
3 Port Vale (P) 46 15 3 5 46 21 9 9 5 32 27 30 84 3 Notts County (P) 46 17 4 2 40 18 8 8 7 33 35 20 87
4 Fulham 46 12 7 4 42 28 10 2 11 27 39 2 75 4 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 5 3 54 22 8 6 9 32 27 37 80
5 Bristol Rovers 46 9 11 3 34 21 10 6 7 33 30 16 74 5 Bury 46 11 7 5 35 19 10 4 9 35 30 21 74
6 Preston North End 46 14 7 2 56 31 5 8 10 23 29 19 72 6 Bolton Wanderers 46 12 7 4 32 19 6 8 9 27 29 11 69
7 Brentford 46 14 5 4 36 21 4 9 10 30 40 5 68 7 Birmingham City 46 10 7 6 33 19 8 5 10 27 40 1 66
8 Chester City 46 12 6 5 38 18 7 5 11 26 43 3 68 8 Huddersfield Town 46 11 5 7 30 23 6 9 8 31 39 –1 65
9 Notts County 46 11 7 5 37 22 7 6 10 27 32 10 67 9 Rotherham United 46 12 6 5 48 28 5 7 11 23 34 9 64
10 Bolton Wanderers 46 12 8 3 42 23 4 8 11 16 31 4 64 10 Reading 46 10 9 4 33 21 5 10 8 24 32 4 64
11 Bristol City 46 10 3 10 32 25 8 6 9 21 30 –2 63 11 Shrewsbury Town 46 10 9 4 38 24 6 6 11 21 30 5 63
12 Swansea City 46 11 8 4 33 22 4 8 11 18 31 –2 61 12 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 8 5 32 24 5 9 9 24 29 2 62
13 Bury 46 11 7 5 27 22 5 6 12 28 45 –12 61 13 Brentford 46 11 4 8 41 31 7 3 13 25 35 ±0 61
14 Huddersfield Town 46 10 8 5 35 25 7 1 15 28 48 –10 60 14 Leyton Orient 46 9 6 8 28 24 7 4 12 24 32 –4 58
15 Mansfield Town 46 10 8 5 32 22 4 9 10 16 30 –4 59 15 Mansfield Town 46 13 2 8 34 25 3 5 15 16 40 –15 55
16 Cardiff City 46 10 9 4 30 16 4 6 13 14 40 –12 57 16 Chester City 46 11 7 5 30 23 2 8 13 13 32 –12 54
17 Wigan Athletic 46 9 5 9 28 22 5 9 9 27 31 2 56 17 Swansea City 46 10 6 7 25 27 4 6 13 20 36 –18 54
18 Reading 46 10 6 7 37 29 5 5 13 31 43 –4 56 18 Wigan Athletic 46 10 6 7 29 22 3 8 12 19 42 –16 53
19 Blackpool 46 10 6 7 36 29 4 7 12 20 30 –3 55 19 Preston North End 46 10 7 6 42 30 4 3 16 23 49 –14 52
20 Northampton Town 46 11 2 10 41 34 5 4 14 25 42 –10 54 20 Fulham 46 8 8 7 33 27 4 7 12 22 39 –11 51
21 Southend United 46 10 9 4 33 26 3 6 14 23 49 –19 54 21 Cardiff City 46 6 9 8 30 35 6 5 12 21 35 –19 50
22 Chesterfield 46 9 5 9 35 35 5 2 16 16 51 –35 49 22 Northampton 46 7 7 9 27 31 4 7 12 24 37 –17 47
23 Gillingham 46 7 3 13 25 32 5 1 17 22 49 –34 40 23 Blackpool 46 8 6 9 29 33 2 10 11 20 40 –24 46
24 Aldershot 46 7 6 10 29 29 1 7 15 19 49 –30 37 24 Walsall 46 6 8 9 23 30 3 6 14 17 42 –30 41
1990-91 Division Three (65th Season) 1991-92 Division Three (66th Season)
Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts Pos Club P Home Away GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Cambridge United (P) 46 14 5 4 42 22 11 6 6 33 28 25 86 1 Brentford (P) 46 17 2 4 55 29 8 5 10 26 26 26 82
2 Southend United (P) 46 13 6 4 34 23 13 1 9 33 28 16 85 2 Birmingham City (P) 46 15 6 2 42 22 8 6 9 27 30 17 81
3 Grimsby Town (P) 46 16 3 4 42 13 8 8 7 24 21 32 83 3 Huddersfield Town 46 15 4 4 36 15 7 8 8 23 23 21 78
4 Bolton Wanderers 46 14 5 4 33 18 10 6 7 31 32 14 83 4 Stoke City 46 14 5 4 45 24 7 9 7 24 25 10 77
5 Tranmere Rovers (P) 46 13 5 5 38 21 10 4 9 26 25 18 78 5 Stockport County 46 15 5 3 47 19 7 5 11 28 32 26 76
6 Brentford 46 12 4 7 30 22 9 9 5 29 25 12 76 6 Peterborough United (P) 46 13 7 3 38 20 7 7 9 27 38 13 74
7 Bury 46 12 4 8 31 21 9 9 4 28 26 12 76 7 West Bromwich Albion 46 12 6 5 45 25 7 8 8 19 24 15 71
8 Bradford City 46 13 3 7 36 22 7 7 9 26 32 8 70 8 Bournemouth 46 13 4 6 33 18 7 7 9 19 30 4 71
9 Bournemouth 46 14 6 3 37 20 5 7 11 21 38 ±0 70 9 Fulham 46 11 7 5 29 16 8 6 9 28 37 4 70
10 Wigan Athletic 46 14 3 6 40 20 6 6 11 31 34 7 69 10 Leyton Orient 46 12 7 4 36 18 6 4 13 26 34 10 65
11 Huddersfield Town 46 13 3 7 37 23 5 10 8 20 28 6 67 11 Hartlepool United 46 12 5 6 30 21 6 6 11 27 36 ±0 65
12 Birmingham City 46 8 9 6 21 21 8 8 7 24 28 –4 65 12 Reading 46 9 8 6 33 27 7 5 11 26 35 – 3 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 15 2 6 35 19 3 8 12 20 39 –3 64 13 Bolton Wanderers 46 10 9 4 26 19 4 8 11 31 37 1 59
14 Stoke City 46 9 7 7 36 29 7 5 11 19 30 –4 60 14 Hull City 46 9 4 10 28 23 7 7 9 26 31 ±0 59
15 Reading 46 11 5 7 34 28 6 3 14 19 38 –13 59 15 Wigan Athletic 46 11 6 6 33 21 4 8 11 25 43 – 6 59
16 Exeter City 46 12 6 5 35 16 4 3 16 23 36 6 57 16 Bradford City 46 8 10 5 36 30 5 9 9 26 31 1 58
17 Preston North End 46 11 5 7 33 29 4 6 13 21 38 –13 56 17 Preston North End 46 12 7 4 42 32 3 5 15 19 40 – 11 57
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 8 7 8 29 22 6 3 14 32 46 –7 52 18 Chester City 46 10 6 7 34 29 4 8 11 22 30 – 3 56
19 Chester City 46 10 3 10 27 27 4 6 13 19 31 –14 51 19 Swansea City 46 10 9 4 35 24 4 5 14 20 41 – 10 56
20 Swansea City 46 8 6 9 31 33 5 3 15 18 39 –23 48 20 Exeter City 46 11 7 5 34 25 3 4 16 23 55 – 23 53
21 Fulham 46 8 8 7 27 22 2 8 13 14 34 –15 46 21 Bury 46 8 7 8 31 31 5 5 13 24 43 – 19 51
22 Crewe Alexandra 46 6 9 8 35 35 5 2 16 27 45 –8 44 22 Shrewsbury Town 46 7 7 9 30 31 5 4 14 23 37 – 15 47
23 Rotherham United 46 5 10 8 31 38 5 2 16 19 49 –37 42 23 Torquay United 46 13 3 7 29 19 0 5 18 13 49 – 26 47
24 Mansfield Town 46 5 8 10 23 27 3 6 14 19 36 –21 38 24 Darlington 46 5 5 13 31 39 5 2 16 25 51 – 34 37

 

 

 

 

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