Division Three - Final League Table 1996-97

Team                  Played   Won Drawn Lost  For  Against   Points

Wigan Athletic          46     26    9   11     84    51        87  
Fulham                  46     25   12    9     72    38        87  
Carlisle United         46     24   12   10     67    44        84  
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Northampton Town **     46     20   12   14     67    44        72  
Swansea City            46     21    8   17     62    58        71  
Chester City            46     18   16   12     55    43        70  
Cardiff City            46     20    9   17     56    54        69  
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Colchester United       46     17   17   12     62    51        68  
Lincoln City            46     18   12   16     70    69        66  
CAMBRIDGE UNITED        46     18   11   17     53    59        65  
Mansfield Town          46     16   16   14     47    45        64  
Scarborough             46     16   15   15     65    68        63  
Scunthorpe United       46     18    9   19     59    62        63  
Rochdale                46     14   16   16     58    58        58  
Barnet                  46     14   16   16     46    51        58  
Leyton Orient           46     15   12   19     49    58        57  
Hull City               46     13   18   15     44    49        57  
Darlington              46     14   10   22     64    78        52  
Doncaster Rovers        46     14   10   22     52    66        52  
Hartlepool United       46     14    9   23     53    66        51  
Torquay United          46     13   11   22     46    62        50  
Exeter City             46     12   12   22     48    73        48  
Brighton & Hove Albion  46     13   10   23     53    70        47  
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Hereford United         46     11   14   21     50    65        47