Football League Division 3
1999/00
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |  Swansea
City |
46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 85 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Rotherham
United |
46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 84 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Northampton
Town |
46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 82 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th |
Darlington |
46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 79 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 5th | Peterborough
United |
46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 78 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 6th |
Barnet |
46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 75 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 7th |
Hartlepool
United |
46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 72 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 8th |
Cheltenham
Town |
46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 70 | - |
| 9th |
Torquay
United |
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 69 | - |
| 10th |
Rochdale |
46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 68 | - |
| 11th |
Brighton
& Hove Albion |
46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 67 | - |
| 12th |
Plymouth
Argyle |
46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 66 | - |
| 13th |
Macclesfield
Town |
46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 65 | - |
| 14th |
Hull
City |
46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 59 | - |
| 15th |
Lincoln
City |
46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 69 | -2 | 59 | - |
| 16th |
Southend
United |
46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 56 | - |
| 17th |
Mansfield
Town |
46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 56 | - |
| 18th |
Halifax
Town |
46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 54 | - |
| 19th |
Leyton
Orient |
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 52 | - |
| 20th |
York
City |
46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 39 | 53 | -14 | 52 | - |
| 21st |
Exeter
City |
46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 72 | -26 | 44 | - |
| 22nd |
Shrewsbury
Town |
46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 67 | -27 | 40 | - |
| 23rd |
Carlisle
United |
46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 75 | -33 | 39 | - |
| 24th |
Chester
City |
46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 44 | 79 | -35 | 39 | ▼Relegated |
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Football League Division 3 Playoffs |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| 13/05/2000 | Barnet | 1-2 | Peterborough United |
| 13/05/2000 | Hartlepool United | 0-2 | Darlington |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| 17/05/2000 | Peterborough United | 3-0 | Barnet |
| Peterborough United won 5-1 on aggregate | |||
| 17/05/2000 | Darlington | 1-0 | Hartlepool United |
| Darlington won 3-0 on aggregate | |||
| Final | |||
| 26/05/2000 | Peterborough United | 1-0 | Darlington |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Cardiff City were Relegated from Football League Division 2 |
| ▼Blackpool were Relegated from Football League Division 2 |
| ▼Scunthorpe United were Relegated from Football League Division 2 |
| ▼Chesterfield were Relegated from Football League Division 2 |
| ▲Swansea City were Promoted to Football League Division 2 |
| ▲Rotherham United were Promoted to Football League Division 2 |
| ▲Northampton Town were Promoted to Football League Division 2 |
| ♦►Darlington Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Peterborough United Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Barnet Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Hartlepool United Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦▲Peterborough United were Promoted to Football League Division 2 via the Playoffs |
| ▼Chester City were Relegated to the Football Conference |
| ▲Kidderminster Harriers were Promoted from the Football Conference |