Football League Third Division 1993/94
| Football League Third Division 1993/94 | |
| master | Shrewsbury Town |
| Climbers | Shrewsbury Town Chester City Crewe Alexandra Wycombe Wanderers (as play-off winner) |
| Relegation ↑ | Wycombe Wanderers Preston North End Torquay United Carlisle United |
| Relegated | none |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,265 (ø 2.74 per game) |
| Top scorer | Tony Ellis (Preston North End) |
| ← Football League Third Division 1992/93 | |
| ^ Football League Second Division 1993/94 | |
The Football League Third Division 1993/94 was the second season of the Football League Third Division as only the fourth highest English football league and 36th fourth division season overall.
The top three clubs Shrewsbury Town , Chester City and Crewe Alexandra went straight to the Football League Second Division. The clubs in places four to seven played the fourth promoted team in play-off mode. Here, rising Wycombe Wanderers prevailed.
Northampton Town was able to hold the league as bottom of the table, as the champions of the Football Conference, Kidderminster Harriers , did not meet the requirements in terms of stadium capacity and thus their promotion was denied.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 22nd | 13 | 7th | 63:39 | +24 | 79 |
| 2. | Chester City (A) | 42 | 21st | 11 | 10 | 69:46 | +23 | 74 |
| 3. | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 21st | 10 | 11 | 80:61 | +19 | 73 |
| 4th | Wycombe Wanderers (N) | 42 | 19th | 13 | 10 | 67:53 | +14 | 70 |
| 5. | Preston North End (A) | 42 | 18th | 13 | 11 | 79:60 | +19 | 67 |
| 6th | Torquay United | 42 | 17th | 16 | 9 | 64:56 | +8 | 67 |
| 7th | Carlisle United | 42 | 18th | 10 | 14th | 57:42 | +15 | 64 |
| 8th. | Chesterfield FC | 42 | 16 | 14th | 12 | 55:48 | +7 | 62 |
| 9. | Rochdale AFC | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14th | 63:51 | +12 | 60 |
| 10. | Walsall FC | 42 | 17th | 9 | 16 | 48:53 | −5 | 60 |
| 11. | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 15th | 14th | 13 | 64:56 | +8 | 59 |
| 12. | Mansfield Town (A) | 42 | 15th | 10 | 17th | 53:62 | −9 | 55 |
| 13. | Bury FC | 42 | 14th | 11 | 17th | 55:56 | −1 | 53 |
| 14th | Scarborough FC | 42 | 15th | 8th | 19th | 55:61 | −6 | 53 |
| 15th | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 14th | 10 | 18th | 44:57 | −13 | 52 |
| 16. | Gillingham FC | 42 | 12 | 15th | 15th | 44:51 | −7 | 51 |
| 17th | Colchester United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19th | 56:71 | −15 | 49 |
| 18th | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19th | 52:63 | −11 | 47 |
| 19th | Wigan Athletic (A) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19th | 51:70 | −19 | 45 |
| 20th | Hereford United | 42 | 12 | 6th | 24 | 60:79 | −19 | 42 |
| 21st | Darlington FC | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21st | 42:64 | −22 | 41 |
| 22nd | Northampton Town | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22nd | 44:66 | −22 | 38 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goals scored - 3rd goals conceded
| (A) | Relegated from the Football League Second Division 1992/93 |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Football Conference |
Play-off round
| Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) | final | |||||||||
| 4th | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 4th | ||||||
| 7th | Carlisle United | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4th | Wycombe Wanderers | 4th | ||||||||
| 5 | Preston North End | 2 | ||||||||
| 5 | Preston North End | 0 | 4th | 4th | ||||||
| 6th | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||