1960's◄ English Football Tier 3 ►1980's
English Football - League Positions - 1970'S
| Tier 3 - FL 3rd Division |
Finishing League Positions - Tier 3
|
Club |
69/70 | 70/71 | 71/72 | 72/73 | 73/74 | 74/75 | 75/76 | 76/77 | 77/78 | 78/79 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 21st | - | 3rd | 7th | 11th | 21st | - | - | - | - |
| Aldershot | - | - | - | - | 8th | 20th | 21st | - | - | - |
| Aston Villa | - | 4th | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barnsley | 7th | 12th | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barrow | 23rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blackburn Rovers | - | - | 10th | 3rd | 13th | 1st | - | - | - | - |
| Blackpool | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th |
| Bolton Wanderers | - | - | 7th | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bradford City | 10th | 19th | 24th | - | - | - | - | - | 22nd | - |
| Brentford | - | - | - | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | 10th |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 5th | 14th | 2nd | - | 19th | 19th | 4th | 2nd | - | - |
| Bristol Rovers | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 5th | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bury | 19th | 22nd | - | - | - | 14th | 13th | 7th | 15th | 19th |
| Cambridge United | - | - | - | - | 21st | - | - | - | 2nd | - |
| Cardiff City | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd | - | - | - |
| Carlisle United | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 6th |
| Charlton Athletic | - | - | - | 11th | 14th | 3rd | - | - | - | - |
| Chester | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17th | 13th | 5th | 16th |
| Chesterfield | - | 5th | 13th | 16th | 5th | 15th | 14th | 18th | 9th | 20th |
| Colchester United | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 22nd | - | 8th | 7th |
| Crystal Palace | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | 5th | 3rd | - | - |
| Doncaster Rovers | 11th | 23rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exeter City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17th | 9th |
| Fulham | 4th | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gillingham | 20th | 24th | - | - | - | 10th | 15th | 12th | 7th | 4th |
| Grimsby Town | - | - | - | 9th | 6th | 16th | 18th | 23rd | - | - |
| Halifax Town | 18th | 3rd | 17th | 20th | 9th | 17th | 24th | - | - | - |
| Hereford United | - | - | - | - | 18th | 12th | 1st | - | 23rd | - |
| Huddersfield Town | - | - | - | - | 10th | 24th | - | - | - | - |
| Hull City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th |
| Lincoln City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 16th | 24th |
| Luton Town | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mansfield Town | 6th | 7th | 21st | - | - | - | 11th | 1st | - | 18th |
| Millwall | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | - | - |
| Northampton Town | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22nd | - | - |
| Notts County | - | - | 4th | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oldham Athletic | - | - | 11th | 4th | 1st | - | - | - | - | - |
| Orient | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oxford United | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17th | 18th | 11th |
| Peterborough United | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | 10th | 16th | 4th | 21st |
| Plymouth Argyle | 17th | 15th | 8th | 8th | 17th | 2nd | - | - | 19th | 15th |
| Port Vale | - | 17th | 15th | 6th | 20th | 6th | 12th | 19th | 21st | - |
| Portsmouth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20th | 24th | - |
| Preston North End | - | 1st | - | - | - | 9th | 8th | 6th | 3rd | - |
| Reading | 8th | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | 21st | - | - |
| Rochdale | 9th | 16th | 18th | 13th | 24th | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rotherham United | 14th | 8th | 5th | 21st | - | - | 16th | 4th | 20th | 17th |
| Scunthorpe United | - | - | - | 24th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sheffield Wednesday | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20th | 8th | 14th | 14th |
| Shrewsbury Town | 15th | 13th | 12th | 15th | 22nd | - | 9th | 10th | 11th | 1st |
| Southend United | - | - | - | 14th | 12th | 18th | 23rd | - | - | 13th |
| Southport | 22nd | - | - | - | 23rd | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stockport County | 24th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Swansea City | - | 11th | 14th | 23rd | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd |
| Swindon Town | - | - | - | - | - | 4th | 19th | 11th | 10th | 5th |
| Torquay United | 13th | 10th | 23rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tranmere Rovers | 16th | 18th | 20th | 10th | 16th | 22nd | - | 14th | 12th | 23rd |
| Walsall | 12th | 20th | 9th | 17th | 15th | 8th | 7th | 15th | 6th | 22nd |
| Watford | - | - | - | 19th | 7th | 23rd | - | - | - | 2nd |
| Wrexham | - | 9th | 16th | 12th | 4th | 13th | 6th | 5th | 1st | - |
| York City | - | - | 19th | 18th | 3rd | - | - | 24th | - | - |
1960's◄ English Football Tier 3 ►1980's