Football League Third Division North 1936/37
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Stockport County | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 84 | 39 | 2.154 | 60 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Lincoln City | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 57 | 1.807 | 57 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Chester | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 57 | 1.526 | 53 | - |
| 4th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 59 | 1.305 | 51 | - |
| 5th | Hull City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 69 | 0.986 | 46 | - |
| 6th | Hartlepools United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 69 | 1.087 | 45 | - |
| 7th | Halifax Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 68 | 63 | 1.079 | 45 | - |
| 8th | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 57 | 1.246 | 44 | - |
| 9th | Mansfield Town | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 91 | 76 | 1.197 | 44 | Transferred |
| 10th | Carlisle United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 68 | 0.956 | 44 | - |
| 11th | Port Vale | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 44 | - |
| 12th | York City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 43 | - |
| 13th | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 69 | 1.101 | 41 | - |
| 14th | Southport | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 73 | 87 | 0.839 | 37 | - |
| 15th | New Brighton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 55 | 70 | 0.786 | 37 | - |
| 16th | Barrow | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 86 | 0.814 | 36 | - |
| 17th | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 78 | 91 | 0.857 | 35 | - |
| 18th | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 86 | 0.802 | 35 | - |
| 19th | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 71 | 88 | 0.807 | 33 | - |
| 20th | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 83 | 0.663 | 32 | - |
| 21st | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 98 | 0.643 | 32 | Re Elected |
| 22nd | Darlington | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 66 | 96 | 0.688 | 30 | Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Three non-league sides challenged the two clubs seeking re-election in the vote for League membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 47 | Darlington | Re Elected to the League |
| 34 | Gateshead | Re Elected to the League |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 4 | South Liverpool | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Bradford City were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▼Doncaster Rovers were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▲Stockport County were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Mansfield Town Transferred to the Football League Third Division South |
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- Gateshead were Re-Elected to the League |
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- Darlington were Re-Elected to the League |
