Football League Division 3
1999/00
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Swansea City | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 30 | 85 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Rotherham United | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 72 | 36 | 84 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Northampton Town | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 45 | 82 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Darlington | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 66 | 36 | 79 | ♦Playoffs |
| 5th | Peterborough United | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 54 | 78 | ▲PO Winners |
| 6th | Barnet | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 53 | 75 | ♦Playoffs |
| 7th | Hartlepool United | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 49 | 72 | ♦Playoffs |
| 8th | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 42 | 70 | - |
| 9th | Torquay United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 52 | 69 | - |
| 10th | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 54 | 68 | - |
| 11th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 64 | 46 | 67 | - |
| 12th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 51 | 66 | - |
| 13th | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 61 | 65 |
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| 14th |
 Hull City |
46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 59 |
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| 15th | Lincoln City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 69 | 59 |
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| 16th | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 61 | 56 |
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| 17th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 50 | 65 | 56 |
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| 18th | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 58 | 54 | - |
| 19th | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 52 | 52 | - |
| 20th | York City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 39 | 53 | 52 | - |
| 21st | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 72 | 44 | - |
| 22nd | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 67 | 40 | - |
| 23rd | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 75 | 39 | - |
| 24th | Chester City | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 44 | 79 | 39 | ▼Relegated |
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Nationwide Third Division Playoffs |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| Sat May 13 | Barnet | 1-2 | Peterborough United |
| Sat May 13 | Hartlepool United | 0-2 | Darlington |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| Wed May 17 | Peterborough United | 3-0 | Barnet |
| Peterborough United won 5-1 on aggregate | |||
| Wed May 17 | Darlington | 1-0 | Hartlepool United |
| Darlington won 3-0 on aggregate | |||
| Final | |||
| Fri May 26 | Peterborough United | 1-0 | Darlington |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Cardiff City were Relegated from Division 2 |
| ▼Blackpool were Relegated from Division 2 |
| ▼Scunthorpe United were Relegated from Division 2 |
| ▼Chesterfield were Relegated from Division 2 |
| ▲Swansea City were Promoted to Division 2 |
| ▲Rotherham United were Promoted to Division 2 |
| ▲Northampton Town were Promoted to Division 2 |
| ♦ Darlington Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Peterborough United Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Barnet Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Hartlepool United Qualified for Playoffs |
| ▲Peterborough United were Promoted to Division 2 via the Playoffs |
| ▼Chester City were Relegated to the Football Conference |
| ▲Kidderminster Harriers were Promoted from the Football Conference |