| # | English Division Four | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Wimbledon | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 96 | 45 | 98 | 51 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Hull City | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 75 | 34 | 90 | 41 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Port Vale | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 34 | 88 | 33 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 71 | 42 | 83 | 29 | Promoted | |
| - | Bury | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 46 | 81 | 28 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 75 | 55 | 81 | 20 | ||
| - | York City | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 88 | 58 | 79 | 30 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 54 | 68 | 7 | ||
| - | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 52 | 64 | 6 | ||
| - | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 70 | 61 | -9 | ||
| - | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 66 | 60 | -7 | ||
| - | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 56 | 65 | 58 | -9 | ||
| - | Chester City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 60 | 56 | -5 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 59 | 70 | 56 | -11 | ||
| - | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 75 | 54 | -10 | ||
| - | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 79 | 54 | -19 | ||
| - | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 71 | 52 | -10 | ||
| - | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 51 | -21 | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 71 | 50 | -22 | ||
| - | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 55 | 73 | 49 | -18 | ||
| - | Blackpool* | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 74 | 49 | -19 | ||
| - | Hartlepool United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 46 | 76 | 48 | -30 | ||
| - | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 53 | 71 | 41 | -18 | ||
| - | Hereford United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 79 | 41 | -37 |