DIVISION 3    1981/82
      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading goalscorer:
Gordon Davies (Fulham)
 24  goals

For the first time this season three points were awarded for a win in League matches.

Carlisle join the Rugby League experiment.

   1 Burnley 46 21 17 8 66 45 80 Promoted
    2 Carlisle United 46 23 11 12 65 50 80 Promoted
    3 Fulham 46 21 15 10 77 51 78 Promoted
    4 Lincoln City 46 21 14 11 66 40 77
    5 Oxford United 46 19 14 13 63 49 71
    6 Gillingham 46 20 11 15 64 56 71
    7 Southend United 46 18 15 13 63 51 69
    8 Brentford 46 19 11 16 56 47 68
    9 Millwall 46 18 13 15 62 62 67
    10 Plymouth Argyle 46 18 11 17 64 56 65
    11 Chesterfield 46 18 10 18 57 58 64
    12 Reading 46 17 11 18 67 75 62
    13 Portsmouth 46 14 19 13 56 51 61
    14 Preston North End 46 16 13 17 50 56 61
    15 Bristol Rovers 46 18 9 19 58 65 61 *
    16 Newport County 46 14 16 16 54 54 58
    17 Huddersfield Town 46 15 12 19 64 59 57
    18 Exeter City 46 16 9 21 71 84 57
    19 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 17 16 55 68 56
    20 Walsall 46 13 14 19 51 55 53
    21 Wimbledon 46 14 11 21 61 75 53 Relegated
    22 Swindon Town 46 13 13 20 55 71 52 Relegated
    23 Bristol City 46 11 13 22 40 65 46 Relegated
    24 Chester City 46 7 11 28 36 78 32

Relegated
   
    * Bristol Rovers had 2 points deducted for fielding an unregistered player, Steve Bailey, in the 1-1 draw at Newport on 16th March.