Football League Division 3
2001/02
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |  Plymouth
Argyle |
46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 102 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd |
Luton
Town |
46 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 96 | 48 | +48 | 97 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Mansfield
Town |
46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 79 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Cheltenham
Town |
46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 78 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 5th |
Rochdale |
46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 78 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 6th |
Rushden
& Diamonds |
46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 73 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 7th |
Hartlepool
United |
46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 71 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 8th |
Scunthorpe
United |
46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 56 | +18 | 71 | - |
| 9th |
Shrewsbury
Town |
46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 70 | - |
| 10th |
Kidderminster
Harriers |
46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 66 | - |
| 11th |
Hull
City |
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 61 | - |
| 12th |
Southend
United |
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 58 | - |
| 13th |
Macclesfield
Town |
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 52 | -11 | 58 | - |
| 14th |
York
City |
46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 57 | - |
| 15th |
Darlington |
46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 71 | -11 | 56 | - |
| 16th |
Exeter
City |
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 73 | -25 | 55 | - |
| 17th |
Carlisle
United |
46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 56 | -7 | 52 | - |
| 18th |
Leyton
Orient |
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 71 | -16 | 52 | - |
| 19th |
Torquay
United |
46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 63 | -17 | 51 | - |
| 20th |
Swansea
City |
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 77 | -24 | 51 | - |
| 21st |
Oxford
United |
46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 47 | - |
| 22nd |
Lincoln
City |
46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 46 | - |
| 23rd |
Bristol
Rovers |
46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 60 | -20 | 45 | - |
| 24th |
Halifax
Town |
46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 84 | -45 | 36 | ▼Relegated |
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Football League Division 3 Playoffs |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| 27/04/2002 | Hartlepool United | 1-1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 27/04/2002 | Rushden & Diamonds | 2-2 | Rochdale |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| 30/04/2002 | Cheltenham Town | 1-1 | Hartlepool United |
| Cheltenham Town Won 5-4 on penalties after 2-2 aggregate score | |||
| 30/04/2002 | Rochdale | 1-2 | Rushden & Diamonds |
| Rushden & Diamonds won 4-3 on aggregate | |||
| Final | |||
| 06/05/2002 | Cheltenham Town | 3-1 | Rushden & Diamonds |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Bournemouth were Relegated from Football League Division 2 |
| ▼Bury were Relegated from Football League Division 2 |
| ▼Wrexham were Relegated from Football League Division 2 |
| ▼Cambridge United were Relegated from Football League Division 2 |
| ▲Plymouth Argyle were Promoted to Football League Division 2 |
| ▲Luton Town were Promoted to Football League Division 2 |
| ▲Mansfield Town were Promoted to Football League Division 2 |
| ♦►Cheltenham Town Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Rochdale Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Rushden & Diamonds Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Hartlepool United Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦▲Cheltenham Town were Promoted to Football League Division 2 via the Playoffs |
| ▼Halifax Town were Relegated to the Football Conference |
| ▲Boston United were Promoted from the Football Conference |