Football League Division 3  2000/01

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts Notes
1st  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 28 8 10 73 35 92 ▲Champions
2nd  Cardiff City 46 23 13 10 95 58 82 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Chesterfield 46 25 14 7 79 42  80* ▲Promoted
4th  Hartlepool United 46 21 14 11 71 54 77 ♦Playoffs
5th  Leyton Orient 46 20 15 11 59 51 75 ♦Playoffs
6th   Hull City 46 19 17 10 47 39 74 ♦Playoffs
7th  Blackpool 46 22 6 18 74 58 72 ▲PO Winners
8th  Rochdale 46 18 17 11 59 48 71 -
9th  Cheltenham Town 46 18 14 14 59 52 68 -
10th  Scunthorpe United 46 18 11 17 62 52 65 -
11th  Southend United 46 15 18 13 55 53 63 -
12th  Plymouth Argyle 46 15 13 18 54 61 58 -
13th  Mansfield Town 46 15 13 18 64 72 58

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14th  Macclesfield Town 46 14 14 18 51 62 56

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15th  Shrewsbury Town 46 15 10 21 49 65 55

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16th  Kidderminster Harriers 46 13 14 19 47 61 53

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17th  York City 46 13 13 20 42 63 52

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18th  Lincoln City 46 12 15 19 58 66 51 -
19th  Exeter City 46 12 14 20 40 58 50 -
20th  Darlington 46 12 13 21 44 56 49 -
21st  Torquay United 46 12 13 21 52 77 49 -
22nd  Carlisle United 46 11 15 20 42 65 48 -
23rd  Halifax Town 46 12 11 23 54 68 47 -
24th  Barnet 46 12 9 25 67 81 45 ▼Relegated

 

Nationwide Third Division Playoffs

Semi Finals 1st Leg

Date Home Score Away
Sun May 13 Blackpool 2-0 Hartlepool United
Sun May 13 Hull City 1-0 Leyton Orient

Semi Finals 2nd Leg

Wed May 16 Hartlepool United 1-3 Blackpool
Blackpool won 5-1 on aggregate
Wed May 16 Leyton Orient 2-0 Hull City
Leyton Orient won 2-1 on aggregate
Final
Sat May 26 Blackpool 4-2 Leyton Orient

 

End of Season Notes

 ♦ Chesterfield had 9 points deducted after being found guilty of financial irregularities
 ▼Bristol Rovers were Relegated from Division 2
 ▼Luton Town were Relegated from Division 2
 ▼Swansea City were Relegated from Division 2
 ▼Oxford United were Relegated from Division 2
 ▲Brighton & Hove Albion were Promoted to Division 2
 ▲Cardiff City were Promoted to Division 2
 ▲Chesterfield were Promoted to Division 2
  ♦ Hartlepool United Qualified for Playoffs
  ♦ Leyton Orient Qualified for Playoffs
  ♦ Hull City Qualified for Playoffs
  ♦ Blackpool Qualified for Playoffs
 ▲Blackpool were Promoted to Division 2 via the Playoffs
 ▼Barnet were relegated to the Football Conference
 ▲Rushden & Diamonds were Promoted from the Football Conference