Football League Division 3
2001/02
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 28 | 102 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Luton Town | 46 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 96 | 48 | 97 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Mansfield Town | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 60 | 79 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 49 | 78 | ▲PO Winners |
| 5th | Rochdale | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 52 | 78 | ♦Playoffs |
| 6th | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 53 | 73 | ♦Playoffs |
| 7th | Hartlepool United | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 48 | 71 | ♦Playoffs |
| 8th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 56 | 71 | - |
| 9th | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 53 | 70 | - |
| 10th | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 47 | 66 | - |
| 11th |
 Hull City |
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 51 | 61 | - |
| 12th | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 54 | 58 | - |
| 13th | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 52 | 58 |
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| 14th | York City | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 67 | 57 |
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| 15th | Darlington | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 71 | 56 |
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| 16th | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 73 | 55 |
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| 17th | Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 56 | 52 |
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| 18th | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 71 | 52 | - |
| 19th | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 63 | 51 | - |
| 20th | Swansea City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 77 | 51 | - |
| 21st | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 62 | 47 | - |
| 22nd | Lincoln City | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 44 | 62 | 46 | - |
| 23rd | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 60 | 45 | - |
| 24th | Halifax Town | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 84 | 36 | ▼Relegated |
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Nationwide Division 3 Playoffs |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| Sat Apr 27 | Hartlepool United | 1-1 | Cheltenham Town |
| Sat Apr 27 | Rushden & Diamonds | 2-2 | Rochdale |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| Tue Apr 30 | Cheltenham Town | 1-1 | Hartlepool United |
| Cheltenham Town Won 5-4 on penalties after 2-2 aggregate score | |||
| Tue Apr 30 | Rochdale | 1-2 | Rushden & Diamonds |
| Rushden & Diamonds won 4-3 on aggregate | |||
| Final | |||
| Mon May 6 | Cheltenham Town | 3-1 | Rushden & Diamonds |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Bournemouth were Relegated from Division 2 |
| ▼Bury were Relegated from Division 2 |
| ▼Wrexham were Relegated from Division 2 |
| ▼Cambridge United were Relegated from Division 2 |
| ▲Plymouth Argyle were Promoted to Division 2 |
| ▲Luton Town were Promoted to Division 2 |
| ▲Mansfield Town were Promoted to Division 2 |
| ♦ Cheltenham Town Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Rochdale Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Rushden & Diamonds Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Hartlepool United Qualified for Playoffs |
| ▲Cheltenham Town were Promoted to Division 2 via the Playoffs |
| ▼Halifax Town were Relegated to the Football Conference |
| ▲Boston United were Promoted from the Football Conference |