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

 

Nationwide Division 3 Playoffs

Semi Finals 1st Leg

Date Home Score Away
Sat Apr 27 Hartlepool United 1-1 Cheltenham Town
Sat Apr 27 Rushden & Diamonds 2-2 Rochdale

Semi Finals 2nd Leg

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

 

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