Football League Third Division North  1921/22

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Stockport County 38 24 8 6 60 21 2.857 56 ▲Champions
2nd  Darlington 38 22 6 10 81 37 2.189 50 Runners Up
3rd  Grimsby Town 38 21 8 9 72 47 -1.532 50 -
4th  Hartlepools United 38 17 8 13 52 39 1.333 42 -
5th  Accrington Stanley 38 19 3 16 73 57 1.281 41 -
6th  Crewe Alexandra 38 18 5 15 60 56 1.071 41 -
7th  Stalybridge Celtic 38 18 5 15 62 63 0.984 41 -
8th  Walsall 38 18 3 17 66 65 1.015 39 -
9th  Southport 38 14 10 14 55 44 1.250 38 -
10th  Ashington 38 17 4 17 59 66 0.894 38 -
11th  Durham City 38 17 3 18 68 67 1.015 37 -
12th  Wrexham 38 14 9 15 51 56 0.911 37 -
13th  Chesterfield 38 16 3 19 48 67 0.716 35 -
14th  Lincoln City 38 14 6 18 48 59 0.814 34 -
15th  Barrow 38 14 5 19 42 54 0.778 33 -
16th  Nelson 38 13 7 18 48 66 0.727 33 -
17th  Wigan Borough 38 11 9 18 46 72 0.639 31 -
18th  Tranmere Rovers 38 9 11 18 51 61 0.836 29 -
19th  Halifax Town 38 10 9 19 56 76 0.737 29 Re Elected
20th  Rochdale 38 11 4 23 52 77 0.675 26 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 4 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
42 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

 

End of Season Notes

 ▼Bradford Park Avenue were Relegated from the Football League Second Division

 ▲Stockport County were Promoted to the Football League Second Division

 - Halifax Town were Re-Elected to the League

 - Rochdale were Re-Elected to the League