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      DIVISION 3 (North)  1921/22
     
      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading League goalscorer:
Jim Carmichael
 (Grimsby Town)
 37  goals

On making their debut in the Football League on Saturday August 27th 1921 Stalybridge Celtic recorded what was to be their record League score - 6-0 at their Bower Fold ground against Chesterfield. Stalybridge only survived two seasons in the Football League.

Neither Halifax Town or Wigan Borough entered the FA Cup as they would have been expected to play through the qualifying rounds.

  1 Stockport County 38 24 8 6 60 21 56 Promoted
    2 Darlington 38 22 6 10 81 37 50
    3 Grimsby Town 38 21 8 9 72 47 50
    4 Hartlepools United 38 17 8 13 52 39 42
   

Results

5 Accrington Stanley 38 19 3 16 73 57 41
    6 Crewe Alexandra 38 18 5 15 60 56 41
   

Results

7 Stalybridge Celtic 38 18 5 15 62 63 41
    8 Walsall 38 18 3 17 66 65 39
    9 Southport 38 14 10 14 55 44 38
   

Results

10 Ashington 38 17 4 17 59 66 38
   

Results

11 Durham City 38 17 3 18 68 67 37
    12 Wrexham 38 14 9 15 51 56 37
    13 Chesterfield 38 16 3 19 48 67 35
   

Results

14 Lincoln City 38 14 6 18 48 59 34
   

Results

15 Barrow 38 14 5 19 42 54 33
    16 Nelson 38 13 7 18 48 66 33
   

Results

17 Wigan Borough 38 11 9 18 46 72 31
    18 Tranmere Rovers 38 9 11 18 51 61 29
    19 Halifax Town 38 10 9 19 56 76 29 Re-election position
    20 Rochdale 38 11 4 23 52 77 26 Re-election position
   
   

R Four non-league clubs challenged the two clubs needing to seek re-election to Division 3 (North) in the vote for League membership. Voting -

42 votes Halifax Town Re-elected to the League
31 Rochdale Re-elected to the League
9 Doncaster Rovers Not elected to the League
7 New Brighton Not elected to the League
1 York City Not elected to the League
0 Castleford Town Not elected to the League
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

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