Football League Third Division North 1949/50
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 66 | 38 | 1.737 | 55 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Gateshead | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 87 | 54 | 1.611 | 53 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Rochdale | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 68 | 41 | 1.659 | 51 | - |
| 4th | Lincoln City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 39 | 1.538 | 51 | - |
| 5th | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 51 | 48 | 1.063 | 49 | - |
| 6th | Rotherham United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 59 | 1.356 | 48 | - |
| 7th | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 68 | 55 | 1.236 | 48 | - |
| 8th | Mansfield Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 54 | 1.222 | 48 | - |
| 9th | Carlisle United | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 68 | 51 | 1.333 | 47 | - |
| 10th | Stockport County | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 52 | 1.058 | 45 | - |
| 11th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 0.921 | 43 | - |
| 12th | Chester | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 70 | 79 | 0.886 | 40 | - |
| 13th | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 39 | - |
| 14th | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 0.714 | 38 | - |
| 15th | Barrow | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 53 | 0.887 | 37 | - |
| 16th | Southport | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 37 | - |
| 17th | Darlington | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 69 | 0.812 | 35 | - |
| 18th | Hartlepools United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 52 | 79 | 0.658 | 33 | - |
| 19th | Bradford City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 61 | 76 | 0.803 | 32 | - |
| 20th | Wrexham | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 54 | 0.722 | 32 | - |
| 21st | Halifax Town | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 58 | 85 | 0.682 | 32 | Re Elected |
| 22nd | York City | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 70 | 0.743 | 31 | Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Halifax Town and York City were re-elected without a vote. Two clubs were added to each of the Third Divisions and the voting process was devoted to deciding on the clubs who were to join the League. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 30 | Shrewsbury Town | ▲ Elected to the League |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | Went to Second Vote |
| 19 | Workington | Went to Second Vote |
| 17 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | Went to Second Vote |
| 11 | Nelson | Went to Second Vote |
| 1 | Northwich Victoria | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | South Liverpool | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Ashington | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | North Shields | Not Elected to the League |
Second Vote
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Election for League Membership |
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| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 15 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | Went to Third Vote |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | Went to Third Vote |
| 14 | Workington | Went to Third Vote |
| 5 | Nelson | Not Elected to the League |
Third Vote
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Election for League Membership |
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| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 30 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | ▲ Elected to the League |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Workington | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Bradford Park Avnue were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▲Doncaster Rovers were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Halifax Town were Re-Elected to the League |
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- York City were Re-Elected to the League |
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▲Scunthorpe & Lindsey United were Elected to the League |
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▲Shrewsbury Town were Elected to the League |
