Football League Third Division North 1922/23
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Nelson | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 41 | 1.488 | 51 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Bradford Park Avenue | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 38 | 1.763 | 47 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Walsall | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 44 | 1.159 | 46 | - |
| 4th | Chesterfield | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 52 | 1.308 | 45 | - |
| 5th | Wigan Borough | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 39 | 1.641 | 44 | - |
| 6th | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 38 | 1.263 | 43 | - |
| 7th | Halifax Town | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 46 | 1.152 | 41 | - |
| 8th | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 65 | 0.908 | 41 | - |
| 9th | Darlington | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 46 | 1.283 | 40 | - |
| 10th | Wrexham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 0.792 | 38 | - |
| 11th | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 47 | 0.894 | 36 | ▼Resigned |
| 12th | Rochdale | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 53 | 0.792 | 36 | - |
| 13th | Lincoln City | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 55 | 0.709 | 36 | - |
| 14th | Grimsby Town | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 55 | 52 | 1.058 | 33 | - |
| 15th | Hartlepools United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 54 | 0.889 | 32 | - |
| 16th | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 59 | 0.831 | 32 | - |
| 17th | Southport | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 0.696 | 31 | - |
| 18th | Barrow | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 50 | 60 | 0.833 | 30 | - |
| 19th | Ashington | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 77 | 0.662 | 30 | Re Elected |
| 20th | Durham City | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 59 | 0.729 | 28 | Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Stalybridge Celtic resigned from the League at the end of the season and the Division was increased by two so the bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 4 non-league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 45 | Ashington | Re Elected to the League |
| 45 | Doncaster Rovers | ▲Elected to the League |
| 45 | Durham City | Re Elected to the League |
| 45 | New Brighton | ▲Elected to the League |
| 0 | Nuneaton Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Wallasey United | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Rotherham County were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▼Wolverhampton Wanderers were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▲Nelson were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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▼Stalybridge Celtic Resigned from the Football League |
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- Ashington were Re-Elected to the League |
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- Durham City were Re-Elected to the League |
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▲Doncaster Rovers were Elected to the Football League |
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▲New Brighton were Elected to the Football League |