Football League Third Division

Champions: Shrewsbury Town · Promoted: Shrewsbury, Chester, Crewe Alexandra

Defunct · last season 2003-04 · renamed to League Two →

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ShrewsburyShrewsbury TownC	42	22	13	7	63	39	+24	79
2	ChesterChester P	42	21	11	10	69	46	+23	74
3	Crewe AlexandraCrewe AlexandraP	42	21	10	11	80	61	+19	73
4	WycombeWycombe Wanderers	42	19	13	10	67	53	+14	70
5	PrestonPreston North End	42	18	13	11	79	60	+19	67
6	Torquay UnitedTorquay United	42	17	16	9	64	56	+8	67
7	CarlisleCarlisle United	42	18	10	14	57	42	+15	64
8	ChesterfieldChesterfield	42	16	14	12	55	48	+7	62
9	RochdaleRochdale	42	16	12	14	63	51	+12	60
10	WalsallWalsall	42	17	9	16	48	53	-5	60
11	ScunthorpeScunthorpe United	42	15	14	13	64	56	+8	59
12	MansfieldMansfield Town	42	15	10	17	53	62	-9	55
13	BuryBury	42	14	11	17	55	56	-1	53
14	Scarborough AthleticScarborough Athletic	42	15	8	19	55	61	-6	53
15	DoncasterDoncaster Rovers	42	14	10	18	44	57	-13	52
16	GillinghamGillingham	42	12	15	15	44	51	-7	51
17	Colchester UnitedColchester United	42	13	10	19	56	71	-15	49
18	LincolnLincoln City	42	12	11	19	52	63	-11	47
19	WiganWigan Athletic	42	11	12	19	51	70	-19	45
20	Hereford UnitedHereford United	42	12	6	24	60	79	-19	42
21	DarlingtonDarlington	42	10	11	21	42	64	-22	41
22	NorthamptonNorthampton Town	42	9	11	22	44	66	-22	38