Football League Division 3  1997/98

(The League used highest goals scored to rank clubs equal on points rather than goal difference)

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st   Notts County 46 29 12 5 82 43 +39 99 ▲Champions
2nd   Macclesfield Town 46 23 13 10 63 44 +19 82 ▲Runners Up
3rd   Lincoln City 46 20 15 11 60 51 +9 75 ▲Promoted
4th   Colchester United 46 21 11 14 72 60 +12 74 ▲PO Winners
5th   Torquay United 46 21 11 14 68 59 +9 74 Playoffs
6th   Scarborough 46 19 15 12 67 58 +9 72 Playoffs
7th   Barnet 46 19 13 14 61 51 +10 70 Playoffs
8th   Scunthorpe United 46 19 12 15 56 52 +4 69 -
9th   Rotherham United 46 16 19 11 67 61 +6 67 -
10th   Peterborough United 46 18 13 15 63 51 +12 67 -
11th   Leyton Orient 46 19 12 15 62 47 +15  66* * -3 Points
12th   Mansfield Town 46 16 17 13 64 55 +9 65 -
13th   Shrewsbury Town 46 16 13 17 61 62 -1 61 -
14th   Chester City 46 17 10 19 60 61 -1 61 -
15th   Exeter City 46 15 15 16 68 63 +5 60 -
16th   Cambridge United 46 14 18 14 63 57 +6 60 -
17th   Hartlepool United 46 12 23 11 61 53 +8 59 -
18th   Rochdale 46 17 7 22 56 55 +1 58 -
19th   Darlington 46 14 12 20 56 72 -16 54 -
20th   Swansea City 46 13 11 22 49 62 -13 50 -
21st   Cardiff City 46 9 23 14 48 52 -4 50 -
22nd   Hull City 46 11 8 27 56 83 -27 41 -
23rd   Brighton & Hove Albion 46 6 17 23 38 66 -28 35 -
24th   Doncaster Rovers 46 4 8 34 30 113 -83 20 ▼Relegated

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Football League Division 3 Playoffs

Semi Finals 1st Leg

Date Home Score Away
10/05/1998 Barnet 1-0 Colchester United
10/05/1998 Scarborough 1-3 Torquay United

Semi Finals 2nd Leg

13/05/1998 Colchester United 3-1 Barnet
Colchester United won 3-2 on aggregate
13/05/1998 Torquay United 4-1 Scarborough
Torquay United won 7-2 on aggregate
Final
22/05/1998 Colchester United 1-0 Torquay United

 

End of Season Notes

 * Leyton Orient were deducted three points as a punishment for fielding suspended players
 ▼Brentford were Relegated from Football League Division 2
 ▼Plymouth Argyle were Relegated from Football League Division 2
 ▼Carlisle United were Relegated from Football League Division 2
 ▼Southend United were Relegated from Football League Division 2
 ▲Notts County were Promoted to Football League Division 2
 ▲Macclesfield Town were Promoted to Football League Division 2
 ▲Lincoln City were Promoted to Football League Division 2
  Colchester United Qualified for the Playoffs
  Torquay United Qualified for the Playoffs
  Scarborough Qualified for the Playoffs
  Barnet Qualified for the Playoffs
 ▲Colchester United were Promoted to Football League Division 2 via the Playoffs
 ▼Doncaster Rovers were Relegated to the Football Conference
 ▲Halifax Town were Promoted from the Football Conference