Football League Third Division North 1928/29
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Bradford City | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 128 | 43 | 2.977 | 63 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Stockport County | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 111 | 58 | 1.914 | 62 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Wrexham | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 91 | 69 | 1.319 | 52 | - |
| 4th | Wigan Borough | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 82 | 49 | 1.673 | 51 | - |
| 5th | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 66 | 1.152 | 50 | - |
| 6th | Lincoln City | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 91 | 67 | 1.358 | 48 | - |
| 7th | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 79 | 77 | 1.026 | 47 | - |
| 8th | Carlisle United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 77 | 1.117 | 46 | - |
| 9th | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 80 | 68 | 1.176 | 44 | - |
| 10th | South Shields | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 44 | - |
| 11th | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 71 | 77 | 0.922 | 41 | - |
| 12th | Southport | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 75 | 85 | 0.882 | 40 | - |
| 13th | Halifax Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 62 | 1.016 | 39 | - |
| 14th | New Brighton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 39 | - |
| 15th | Nelson | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 77 | 90 | 0.856 | 39 | - |
| 16th | Rotherham United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 77 | 0.779 | 39 | - |
| 17th | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 79 | 96 | 0.823 | 36 | - |
| 18th | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 68 | 82 | 0.829 | 34 | - |
| 19th | Darlington | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 64 | 88 | 0.727 | 33 | - |
| 20th | Barrow | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 64 | 93 | 0.688 | 28 | - |
| 21st | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 59 | 112 | 0.527 | 26 | Re Elected |
| 22nd | Ashington | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 45 | 115 | 0.391 | 23 | ▼Not 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 7 non-league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 33 | Hartlepools United | Re Elected to the League |
| 24 | York City | ▲Elected to the League |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 14 | Ashington | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
| 2 | Manchester Central | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Prescot Cables | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Chester | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Rhyl | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Workington | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Port Vale were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▲Bradford City were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Hartlepools United were Re-Elected to the League |
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▼Ashington were Not Re Elected to the League |
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▲York City were Elected to the Football League |