Football League Third Division

The Football League Third Division was the 3rd division in English football. Its first season was the 1920–21. It would be brought back for the 1958-59 season. It was the 3rd division until the 1991-92 season. It became the 4th division in 1992, after the FA Premier League was created. It was replaced by the Football League Two in 2004.

Founding clubs
 Brentford 
 Brighton & Hove Albion 
 Bristol Rovers 
 Crystal Palace (inaugural champions in 1920–21)
 Exeter City 
 Gillingham 
 Grimsby Town
 Luton Town 
 Merthyr Town
 Millwall 
 Newport County 
 Northampton Town 
 Norwich City 
 Plymouth Argyle 
 Portsmouth 
 Queens Park Rangers
 Reading
 Southampton
 Southend United 
 Swansea Town 
 Swindon Town 
 Watford

Champions
1920/21 : Crystal Palace
1958/59 : Plymouth Argyle
1959/60 : Southampton
1960/61 : Bury
1961/62 : Portsmouth
1962/63 : Northampton Town
1963/64 : Coventry City
1964/65 : Carlisle United
1965/66 : Hull City
1966/67 : Queens Park Rangers
1967/68 : Oxford United
1968/69 : Watford
1969/70 : Orient
1970/71 : Preston North End
1971/72 : Aston Villa
1972/73 : Bolton Wanderers
1973/74 : Oldham Athletic
1974/75 : Blackburn Rovers
1975/76 : Hereford United
1976/77 : Mansfield Town
1977/78 : Wrexham
1978/79 : Shrewsbury Town
1979/80 : Grimsby Town
1980/81 : Rotherham United
1981/82 : Burnley
1982/83 : Portsmouth
1983/84 : Oxford United
1984/85 : Bradford City
1985/86 : Reading
1986/87 : Bournemouth
1987/88 : Sunderland
1988/89 : Wolverhampton Wanderers
1989/90 : Bristol Rovers
1990/91 : Cambridge United
1991/92 : Brentford
1992/93 : Cardiff City
1993/94 : Shrewsbury Town
1994/95 : Carlisle United
1995/96 : Preston North End
1996/97 : Wigan Athletic
1997/98 : Notts County
1998/99 : Brentford
1999/00 : Swansea City
2000/01 : Brighton & Hove Albion
2001/02 : Plymouth Argyle
2002/03 : Rushden & Diamonds
2003/04 : Doncaster Rovers

Related pages
Football League First Division
Football League Second Division
Football League Third Division North
Football League Third Division South

Category:Football in England
Category:English Football League