Football League Third Division North 1946/47
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 123 | 40 | 3.075 | 72 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Rotherham United | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 114 | 53 | 2.151 | 64 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Chester | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 95 | 51 | 1.863 | 56 | - |
| 4th | Stockport County | 42 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 53 | 1.472 | 50 | - |
| 5th | Bradford City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 47 | 1.319 | 50 | - |
| 6th | Rochdale | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 64 | 1.250 | 48 | - |
| 7th | Wrexham | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 65 | 51 | 1.275 | 46 | - |
| 8th | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 74 | 0.946 | 43 | - |
| 9th | Barrow | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 62 | 0.871 | 41 | - |
| 10th | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 77 | 0.857 | 41 | - |
| 11th | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 0.925 | 40 | - |
| 12th | Lincoln City | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 86 | 87 | 0.989 | 39 | - |
| 13th | Hartlepools United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 39 | - |
| 14th | Gateshead | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 62 | 72 | 0.861 | 38 | - |
| 15th | York City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 67 | 81 | 0.827 | 37 | - |
| 16th | Carlisle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 70 | 93 | 0.753 | 37 | - |
| 17th | Darlington | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 68 | 80 | 0.850 | 36 | - |
| 18th | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 77 | 0.740 | 36 | - |
| 19th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 55 | 80 | 0.688 | 32 | - |
| 20th | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 56 | 92 | 0.609 | 32 | - |
| 21st | Southport | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 53 | 85 | 0.624 | 25 | Re Elected |
| 22nd | Halifax Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 43 | 92 | 0.467 | 22 | Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Halifax and Southport were re-elected to the League without a vote being taken and the other applicants were unsuccessful. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| n/a | Halifax Town | Re Elected to the League |
| n/a | Southport | Re Elected to the League |
| n/a | Annfield Plain | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | Ashington | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | Ashton United | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | Bangor City | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | Consett | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | Dudley Town | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | Nelson | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | North Shields | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | Northwich Victoria | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | Shrewsbury Town | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | Stockton | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | South Liverpool | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | Wigan Athletic | Not Elected to the League |
| n/a | Workington | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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- Mansfield Town Transferred from the Football League Third Division South |
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▲Doncaster Rovers were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Southport were Re-Elected to the League |
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- Halifax Town were Re-Elected to the League |
