Final League Division Three 2001/2002 league table
Season completed Saturday, 20th April 2002 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 28 | 102 | +43 |
| 2 | Luton Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 96 | 48 | 97 | +48 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 60 | 79 | +12 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 49 | 78 | +17 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 52 | 78 | +13 |
| 6 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 53 | 73 | +16 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 48 | 71 | +26 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 56 | 71 | +18 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 53 | 70 | +11 |
| 10 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 47 | 66 | +9 |
| 11 | Hull City | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 51 | 61 | +6 |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 54 | 58 | -3 |
| 13 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 52 | 58 | -11 |
| 14 | York City | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 67 | 57 | -13 |
| 15 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 71 | 56 | -11 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 73 | 55 | -25 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 56 | 52 | -7 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 71 | 52 | -16 |
| 19 | Torquay United | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 63 | 51 | -17 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 77 | 51 | -24 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 62 | 47 | -9 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 44 | 62 | 46 | -18 |
| 23 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 60 | 45 | -20 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 56 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 84 | 36 | -45 |
| Colour key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
| Play-off matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Round | Match | Att. |
| Sat 27th Apr | Semi Final 1st Leg | Hartlepool United 1 Cheltenham Town 1 | 7,135 |
| Sat 27th Apr | Semi Final 1st Leg | Rushden & Diamonds 2 Rochdale 2 | 6,015 |
| Tue 30th Apr | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Cheltenham Town 1 Hartlepool United 1 (aet, 5-4 on pens) | |
| Tue 30th Apr | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Rochdale 1 Rushden & Diamonds 2 | |
| Mon 6th May | Final | Cheltenham Town 3 Rushden & Diamonds 1 | 24,368 |
| Attendance records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | Match | Date | Lowest | Match | Date | |
| 18,517 | Plymouth Arg. 2-0 Cheltenham T. | Sat 20th Apr | 0 | Mansfield Town 1-1 York City | Fri 23rd Nov | |
| 16,369 | Plymouth Arg. 3-0 Exeter City | Tue 26th Feb | 0 | FC Halifax T. 0-0 Scunthorpe U. | Fri 5th Oct | |
| 15,732 | Plymouth Arg. 1-0 Bristol Rvs. | Sat 30th Mar | 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. 2-0 Southend Utd. | Sat 24th Nov | |
| 14,716 | Plymouth Arg. 1-0 Mansfield Town | Sat 9th Feb | 0 | Exeter City 0-0 Leyton Orient | Sat 24th Nov | |
| 13,677 | Plymouth Arg. 2-2 Torquay Utd. | Wed 26th Dec | 0 | Mansfield Town 2-1 Shrewsbury Tn. | Fri 14th Sep | |
| 12,529 | Hull City 0-1 Scunthorpe U. | Sat 9th Mar | 0 | Torquay Utd. 2-1 Southend Utd. | Fri 5th Oct | |
