Football League Third Division North  1937/38

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Tranmere Rovers 42 23 10 9 81 41 1.976 56 ▲Champions
2nd  Doncaster Rovers 42 21 12 9 74 49 1.510 54 Runners Up
3rd  Hull City 42 20 13 9 80 43 1.860 53 -
4th  Oldham Athletic 42 19 13 10 67 46 1.457 51 -
5th  Gateshead 42 20 11 11 84 59 1.424 51 -
6th  Rotherham United 42 20 10 12 68 56 1.214 50 -
7th  Lincoln City 42 19 8 15 66 50 1.320 46 -
8th  Crewe Alexandra 42 18 9 15 71 53 1.340 45 -
9th  Chester 42 16 12 14 77 72 1.069 44 -
10th  Wrexham 42 16 11 15 58 63 0.921 43 -
11th  York City 42 16 10 16 70 68 1.029 42 -
12th  Carlisle United 42 15 9 18 57 67 0.851 39 -
13th  New Brighton 42 15 8 19 60 61 0.984 38 -
14th  Bradford City 42 14 10 18 66 69 0.957 38 -
15th  Port Vale 42 12 14 16 65 73 0.890 38 Transferred
16th  Southport 42 12 14 16 53 82 0.646 38 -
17th  Rochdale 42 13 11 18 67 78 0.859 37 -
18th  Halifax Town 42 12 12 18 44 66 0.667 36 -
19th  Darlington 42 11 10 21 54 79 0.684 32 -
20th  Hartlepools United 42 10 12 20 53 80 0.663 32 -
21st  Barrow 42 11 10 21 41 71 0.577 32 Re Elected
22nd  Accrington Stanley 42 11 7 24 45 75 0.600 29 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
Four non-league sides challenged the two clubs seeking re-election in the vote for League membership.
Votes Club End Result
41 Accrington Stanley Re Elected to the League
35 Barrow Re Elected to the League
15 Shrewsbury Town Not Elected to the League
5 South Liverpool Not Elected to the League
1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Not Elected to the League
1 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League

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End of Season Notes

 ▼Barnsley were Relegated from the Football League Second Division

 ▼Stockport County were Relegated from the Football League Second Division

 ▲Tranmere Rovers were Promoted to the Football League Second Division

 - Port Vale Transferred to the Football League Third Division South

 - Barrow were Re-Elected to the League

 - Accrington Stanley were Re-Elected to the League