English Third Division (North) 1927/1928
Historical league standings at 28th January 1928
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 24 | 40 | 2.54 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 20 | 38 | 2.90 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 31 | 33 | 1.58 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 1.77 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Halifax Town | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 36 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 27 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Darlington | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 37 | 26 | 1.35 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 26 | 1.12 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 41 | 25 | 1.29 |
| 11 | Rochdale | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 50 | 49 | 25 | 1.02 |
| 12 | Hartlepools United | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 50 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 26 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 50 | 23 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Southport | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 42 | 22 | 1.17 |
| 15 | New Brighton | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 20 | 0.98 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 53 | 19 | 0.81 |
| 18 | Ashington | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 68 | 19 | 0.59 |
| 19 | Durham City | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 61 | 19 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Nelson | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 74 | 17 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Wigan Borough | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Barrow | 26 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 54 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 73 | 14 | 0.42 |



