# Third Division 1981-1982

La Third Division 1981-1982 è stato il 55º campionato inglese di calcio di terza divisione.
Questa fu la prima stagione in cui vennero assegnati tre punti per vittoria anziché due.

## Squadre partecipanti

| Squadra | Città | Stadio | Stagione precedente |
| Brentford | Londra (Hounslow) | Griffin Park | 9º posto in Third Division |
| Bristol City | Bristol | Ashton Gate | 21º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol | Eastville Stadium | 22º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Burnley | Burnley | Turf Moor | 8º posto in Third Division |
| Carlisle United | Carlisle | Brunton Park | 19º posto in Third Division |
| Chester | Chester | Sealand Road | 18º posto in Third Division |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield | Saltergate | 5º posto in Third Division |
| Doncaster Rovers | Doncaster | Belle Vue | 3º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Exeter City | Exeter | St James Park | 11º posto in Third Division |
| Fulham | Londra (Hammersmith and Fulham) | Craven Cottage | 13º posto in Third Division |
| Gillingham | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 15º posto in Third Division |
| Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield | Leeds Road | 4º posto in Third Division |
| Lincoln City | Lincoln | Sincil Bank | 2º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Millwall | Londra (Bermondsey) | The Den | 16º posto in Third Division |
| Newport County | Newport | Somerton Park | 12º posto in Third Division |
| Oxford United | Oxford | Manor Ground | 14º posto in Third Division |
| Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth | Home Park | 7º posto in Third Division |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Fratton Park | 6º posto in Third Division |
| Preston North End | Preston | Deepdale | 20º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Reading | Reading | Elm Park | 10º posto in Third Division |
| Southend Utd | Southend on Sea | Roots Hall | 1º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Swindon Town | Swindon | County Ground | 17º posto in Third Division |
| Walsall | Walsall | Fellows Park | 20º posto in Third Division |
| Wimbledon FC | Londra (Wimbledon) | Plough Lane | 4º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |

## Classifica finale

| Pos. | Squadra | Pt | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | DR |
| 1 | Burnley | 80 | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 66 | 45 | +21 |
| 2 | Carlisle Utd | 80 | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 |
| 3 | Fulham | 78 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 77 | 51 | +26 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 77 | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 40 | +26 |
| 5 | Oxford Utd | 71 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 63 | 49 | +14 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 71 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 56 | +8 |
| 7 | Southend Utd | 69 | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 51 | +12 |
| 8 | Brentford | 68 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 47 | +9 |
| 9 | Millwall | 67 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 62 | +0 |
| 10 | Plymouth | 65 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 56 | +8 |
| 11 | Chesterfield | 64 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 58 | -1 |
| 12 | Reading | 62 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 75 | -8 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 61 | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 56 | 51 | +5 |
| 14 | Preston N.E. | 61 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | -6 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers (-2) | 61 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 65 | -7 |
| 16 | Newport County | 58 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 54 | +0 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 57 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 64 | 59 | +5 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 57 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 71 | 85 | -14 |
| 19 | Doncaster | 56 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 55 | 68 | -13 |
| 20 | Walsall | 53 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 55 | -4 |
| 21 | Wimbledon FC | 53 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 75 | -14 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 52 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 71 | -16 |
| 23 | Bristol City | 46 | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 65 | -24 |
| 24 | Chester | 32 | 46 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 78 | -42 |
Legenda:
    Promosso in Second Division 1982-1983.
    Retrocesso in Fourth Division 1982-1983.
Regolamento:
    Tre punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.
    A parità di punti le squadre venivano classificate secondo la differenza reti.
Note:
    Burnley campione della Third Division 1981-1982 per miglior differenza reti rispetto all'ex aequo Carlisle United.
    Wimbledon FC retrocesso in Fourth Division per peggior differenza reti rispetto all'ex aequo Walsall.
    Il Bristol Rovers è stato sanzionato con 2 punti di penalizzazione.

## Risultati
### Tabellone

| | BRE | BRC | BRR | BUR | CLS | CHE | CHF | DON | EXE | FUL | GIL | HUD | LIN | MIL | NPC | OXF | PLY | POR | PNE | REA | SEU | SWI | WAL | WIM |
| Brentford | | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Bristol City | 0-1 | | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1-2 | 1-0 | | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Burnley | 0-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Carlisle United | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Chester | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Chesterfield | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 3-5 | | 3-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1-0 | 2-2 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | | 3-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 |
| Exeter City | 3-1 | 4-0 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 0-3 | 2-1 | | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 5-4 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| Fulham | 1-2 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 4-1 | | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 |
| Gillingham | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 2-3 | 2-0 | | 3-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 6-1 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | 5-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 6-1 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Lincoln City | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 5-1 |
| Millwall | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 5-1 | 4-3 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| Newport County | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | | 3-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Oxford United | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | | 1-0 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 5-0 | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-2 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 |
| Portsmouth | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | | 1-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Preston North End | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| Reading | 4-1 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 4-0 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Southend United | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | | 0-0 | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| Swindon Town | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | | 2-2 | 4-1 |
| Walsall | 3-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 5-0 | | 1-0 |
| Wimbledon FC | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | |