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Football
League Third Division
1981/82
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Burnley | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 80 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Carlisle United | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 80 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Fulham | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 78 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Lincoln City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 77 | - |
| 5th | Oxford United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 71 | - |
| 6th | Gillingham | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 71 | - |
| 7th |
Southend United |
46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 69 | - |
| 8th | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 68 | - |
| 9th | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 67 | - |
| 10th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 65 | - |
| 11th | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 58 | -1 | 64 | - |
| 12th | Reading | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 75 | -8 | 62 | - |
| 13th | Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 61 |
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| 14th | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 61 |
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| 15th | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 61* |
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| 16th | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 58 |
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| 17th | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 57 |
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| 18th | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 71 | 84 | -14 | 57 | - |
| 19th | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 55 | 68 | -13 | 56 | - |
| 20th | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 53 | - |
| 21st | Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 75 | -14 | 53 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 71 | -16 | 52 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Bristol City | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 65 | -25 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Chester | 46 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 78 | -42 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| *Bristol Rovers had 2 points deducted for fielding an unregistered player, Steve Bailey, in the 1-1 draw at Newport on 16th March. |
| ▼Cardiff City were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Wrexham were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Orient were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Burnley were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Carlisle United were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Fulham were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Wimbledon were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Swindon Town were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Bristol City were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Chester Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Sheffield United were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Bradford City were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Wigan Athletic were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲AFC Bournemouth were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |