The Football League Third Division North Cup was a knockout competition open to teams competing in Division 3 of The Football League. The competition was first held in 1934 and ran until league football was suspended during World War II.

In the 1945-46 season, as the Football League went through the transitional season between wartime and a return to peacetime football the following campaign, much of the second half of the season was taken up with the Division 3 North Cup. A lengthy qualifying competition was followed by four rounds of two-legs, ending with Rotherham United facing Chester City in the final. The sides drew 2-2 at Millmoor, before Rotherham won the return 3-2 at Sealand Road in front of 12,680. The competition was never played again.

Finals

The result of each year's final is given in the table below.

Year	Home team	Score	Away team
1934	Darlington	4-3	Stockport County
1935	Stockport County	2-0	Walsall
1936	Darlington	1-2	Chester City
1937	Southport	1-3	Chester City
1938	Southport	4-1	Bradford City
1939	Bradford City	3-0	Accrington Stanley
1946	Rotherham United	5-4 (agg)	Chester City

See also

• Football League Third Division South Cup

References