Third Division 1999/00

Now the League Two.

Swansea won the 1999/00 Third Division with 85 points, 1 point ahead of Rotherham. Swansea, Rotherham, Northampton and Peterborough were promoted. 2.36 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 45% and 26% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Swansea · Champions	46	24	13	9	51	30	+21	85	Champions
2	Rotherham · Promoted	46	24	12	10	72	36	+36	84	Promoted
3	Northampton · Promoted	46	25	7	14	63	45	+18	82	Promoted
4	Darlington	46	21	16	9	66	36	+30	79
5	Peterborough · Promoted	46	22	12	12	63	54	+9	78	Promoted
6	Barnet	46	21	12	13	59	53	+6	75
7	Hartlepool	46	21	9	16	60	49	+11	72
8	Cheltenham	46	20	10	16	50	42	+8	70
9	Torquay	46	19	12	15	62	52	+10	69
10	Rochdale	46	18	14	14	57	54	+3	68
11	Brighton	46	17	16	13	64	46	+18	67
12	Plymouth	46	16	18	12	55	51	+4	66
13	Macclesfield	46	18	11	17	66	61	+5	65
14	Hull	46	15	14	17	43	43	0	59
15	Lincoln	46	15	14	17	67	69	-2	59
16	Southend	46	15	11	20	53	61	-8	56
17	Mansfield	46	16	8	22	50	65	-15	56
18	Halifax Town	46	15	9	22	44	58	-14	54
19	Leyton Orient	46	13	13	20	47	52	-5	52
20	York	46	12	16	18	39	53	-14	52
21	Exeter	46	11	11	24	46	72	-26	44
22	Shrewsbury	46	9	13	24	40	67	-27	40
23	Carlisle	46	9	12	25	42	75	-33	39
24	Chester City	46	10	9	27	44	79	-35	39

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.36 goals per game: 3rd lowest of 33 complete League Two seasons on file.
Champions’ 85 points: 7th lowest of 30 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	1999/00	League average
Goals per game	2.36	2.56
Home wins	45%	43%
Draws	26%	27%
Away wins	29%	29%
Goalless draws	11%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.47 pts/game	0.42 pts/game
Champions’ points	85	89
Most points relegated	–	42
Fewest points safe	39	46

League average: every complete League Two season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.