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      DIVISION 3 (North)  1929/30
     
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  Leading League goalscorer:
Frank Newton
 (Stockport County)
 36  goals

In home league matches New Brighton beat both Accrington Staley and Wigan Borough Borough 5-0 - in the corresponding away matches they lost 0-5 against both opponents.

   1 Port Vale 42 30 7 5 103 37 67 Promoted
    2 Stockport County 42 28 7 7 106 44 63
    3 Darlington 42 22 6 14 108 73 50
    Results 4 Chesterfield 42 22 6 14 76 56 50
    5 Lincoln City 42 17 14 11 83 61 48
    6 York City 42 15 16 11 77 64 46
    7 South Shields* 42 18 10 14 77 74 46
    8 Hartlepools United 42 17 11 14 81 74 45
    9 Southport 42 15 13 14 81 74 43
    10 Rochdale 42 18 7 17 89 91 43
    11 Crewe Alexandra 42 17 8 17 82 71 42
    12 Tranmere Rovers 42 16 9 17 83 86 41
    Results 13 New Brighton 42 16 8 18 69 79 40
    14 Doncaster Rovers 42 15 9 18 62 69 39
      15 Carlisle United 42 16 7 19 90 101 39
      16 Accrington Stanley 42 14 9 19 84 81 37
      17 Wrexham 42 13 8 21 67 88 34
      18 Wigan Borough 42 13 7 22 60 88 33
      19 Nelson 42 13 7 22 51 80 33
      20 Rotherham United 42 11 8 23 67 113 30
      21 Halifax Town 42 10 8 24 44 79 28 Re-election position
      22 Barrow 42 11 5 26 41 98 27 Re-election position
     
     

* later Gateshead FC
     
      R Re-election clubs Barrow & Halifax came up against three non-leaguers in the vote for League membership. Voting -
     
     
40 votes Halifax Town Re-elected to the League
22 Barrow Re-elected to the League
15 Mansfield Town Not elected to the League
13 Manchester Central Not elected to the League
0 Prescot Cables Not elected to the League