Football League Fourth Division  1981/82

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Sheffield United 46 27 15 4 94 41 +53 96 ▲Champions
2nd  Bradford City 46 26 13 7 88 45 +43 91 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Wigan Athletic 46 26 13 7 80 46 +34 91 ▲Promoted
4th  AFC Bournemouth 46 23 19 4 62 30 +32 88 ▲Promoted
5th  Peterborough United 46 24 10 12 71 57 +14 82 -
6th  Colchester United 46 20 12 14 82 57 +25 72 -
7th  Port Vale 46 18 16 12 56 49 +7 70 -
8th   Hull City 46 19 12 15 70 61 +9 69 -
9th  Bury 46 17 17 12 80 59 +21 68 -
10th  Hereford United 46 16 19 11 64 58 +6 67 -
11th  Tranmere Rovers 46 14 18 14 51 56 -5 60 -
12th  Blackpool 46 15 13 18 66 60 +6 58 -
13th  Darlington 46 15 13 18 61 62 -1 58

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14th  Hartlepool United 46 13 16 17 73 84 -11 55

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15th  Torquay United 46 14 13 19 47 59 -12 55

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16th  Aldershot 46 13 15 18 57 68 -11 54

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17th  York City 46 14 8 24 69 91 -22 50

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18th  Stockport County 46 12 13 21 48 67 -19 49 -
19th  Halifax Town 46 9 22 15 51 72 -21 49 -
20th  Mansfield Town 46 13 10 23 63 81 -18  47* -
21st  Rochdale 46 10 16 20 50 62 -12 46 ♦Re Elected
22nd  Northampton Town 46 11 9 26 57 84 -27 42 ♦Re Elected
23rd  Scunthorpe United 46 9 15 22 43 79 -36 42 ♦Re Elected
24th  Crewe Alexandra 46 6 9 31 29 84 -55 27 ♦Re Elected

 

Election for League Membership

The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined in the vote by non-league Telford United.
Votes Club End Result
53 Northampton Town Re Elected to the league
50 Crewe Alexandra Re Elected to the league
48 Rochdale Re Elected to the league
48 Scunthorpe United Re Elected to the league
13 Telford United Not Elected to the league

 

End of Season Notes

  ♦ Mansfield Town had 2 Points Deducted for fielding an unregistered player
 ▼Wimbledon were Relegated from the Football League Third Division
 ▼Swindon Town were Relegated from the Football League Third Division
 ▼Bristol City were Relegated from the Football League Third Division
 ▼Chester were Relegated from the Football League Third Division
 ▲Sheffield United were Promoted to the Football League Third Division
 ▲Bradford City were promoted to the Football League Third Division
 ▲Wigan Athletic were promoted to the Football League Third Division
 ▲Bournemouth were promoted to the Football League Third Division
  ♦ Rochdale were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Northampton Town were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Scunthorpe United were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Crewe Alexandra were Re-Elected to the League