Football League Third Division North 1926/27
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Stoke City | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 92 | 40 | 2.300 | 63 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Rochdale | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 105 | 65 | 1.615 | 58 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 101 | 59 | 1.712 | 55 | - |
| 4th | Halifax Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 70 | 53 | 1.321 | 53 | - |
| 5th | Nelson | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 104 | 75 | 1.387 | 51 | - |
| 6th | Stockport County | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 93 | 69 | 1.348 | 49* | - |
| 7th | Chesterfield | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 92 | 68 | 1.353 | 47 | - |
| 8th | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 81 | 65 | 1.246 | 47 | - |
| 9th | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 85 | 67 | 1.269 | 46 | - |
| 10th | New Brighton | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 67 | 1.179 | 46 | - |
| 11th | Lincoln City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 90 | 78 | 1.154 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Southport | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 80 | 85 | 0.941 | 39 | - |
| 13th | Wrexham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 73 | 0.890 | 38 | - |
| 14th | Walsall | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 68 | 81 | 0.840 | 38 | Transferred |
| 15th | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 81 | 0.877 | 37 | - |
| 16th | Ashington | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 90 | 0.667 | 36 | - |
| 17th | Hartlepools United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 81 | 0.815 | 34 | - |
| 18th | Wigan Borough | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 66 | 83 | 0.795 | 32 | - |
| 19th | Rotherham United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 70 | 92 | 0.761 | 32 | - |
| 20th | Durham City | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 58 | 105 | 0.552 | 30 | - |
| 21st | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 62 | 98 | 0.633 | 27 | Re Elected |
| 22nd | Barrow | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 117 | 0.291 | 22 | Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The 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 |
| 36 | Accrington Stanley | Re Elected to the League |
| 30 | Barrow | Re Elected to the League |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 6 | York City | Not Elected to the League |
| 5 | Carlisle United | Not Elected to the League |
| 3 | Blyth Spartans | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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* Stockport County were Deducted 2 Points for fielding an ineligible player |
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▼Darlington were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▼Bradford City were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▲Stoke City were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Walsall Transferred to the Football League Third Division South to even up the numbers |
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- Accrington Stanley were Re-Elected to the League |
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- Barrow were Re-Elected to the League |