Football League Third Division

From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system. Before that it was the third division overall, but that ended with the creation of the FA Premier League prior to the start of the 1992-93 season.

Previous League champions

Winners of the original Third Division (1921)

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1921Crystal Palace

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Winners of the old format Third Division (1959-1992) Now: Football League One

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1959Plymouth Argyle

Related Topics:
1959 - Plymouth Argyle

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1960Southampton

Related Topics:
1960 - Southampton

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1961Bury

Related Topics:
1961 - Bury

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1962Portsmouth

Related Topics:
1962 - Portsmouth

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1963Northampton Town

Related Topics:
1963 - Northampton Town

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1964Coventry City

Related Topics:
1964 - Coventry City

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1965Carlisle United

Related Topics:
1965 - Carlisle United

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1966Hull City

Related Topics:
1966 - Hull City

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1967Queens Park Rangers

Related Topics:
1967 - Queens Park Rangers

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1968Oxford United

Related Topics:
1968 - Oxford United

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1969Watford

Related Topics:
1969 - Watford

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1970Leyton Orient

Related Topics:
1970 - Leyton Orient

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1971Preston North End

Related Topics:
1971 - Preston North End

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1972Aston Villa

Related Topics:
1972 - Aston Villa

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1973Bolton Wanderers

Related Topics:
1973 - Bolton Wanderers

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1974Oldham Athletic

Related Topics:
1974 - Oldham Athletic

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1975Blackburn Rovers

Related Topics:
1975 - Blackburn Rovers

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1976Hereford United

Related Topics:
1976 - Hereford United

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1977Mansfield Town

Related Topics:
1977 - Mansfield Town

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1978Wrexham

Related Topics:
1978 - Wrexham

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1979Shrewsbury Town

Related Topics:
1979 - Shrewsbury Town

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1980Grimsby Town

Related Topics:
1980 - Grimsby Town

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1981Rotherham United

Related Topics:
1981 - Rotherham United

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1982Burnley

Related Topics:
1982 - Burnley

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1983Portsmouth

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1984Oxford United

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1985Bradford City

Related Topics:
1985 - Bradford City

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1986Reading

Related Topics:
1986 - Reading

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1987A.F.C. Bournemouth

Related Topics:
1987 - A.F.C. Bournemouth

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1988Sunderland

Related Topics:
1988 - Sunderland

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1989Wolverhampton Wanderers

Related Topics:
1989 - Wolverhampton Wanderers

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1990Bristol Rovers

Related Topics:
1990 - Bristol Rovers

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1991Cambridge United

Related Topics:
1991 - Cambridge United

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1992Brentford

Related Topics:
1992 - Brentford

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Winners of the new format Third Division (1993-2004) Now: Football League Two

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1993Cardiff City

Related Topics:
1993 - Cardiff City

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1994Shrewsbury Town

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1995Carlisle United

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1996Preston North End

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1997Wigan Athletic

Related Topics:
1997 - Wigan Athletic

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1998Notts County

Related Topics:
1998 - Notts County

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1999Brentford

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2000Swansea City

Related Topics:
2000 - Swansea City

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2001Brighton & Hove Albion

Related Topics:
2001 - Brighton & Hove Albion

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2002Plymouth Argyle

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2003Rushden & Diamonds

Related Topics:
2003 - Rushden & Diamonds

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2004Doncaster Rovers

Related Topics:
2004 - Doncaster Rovers

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