| # | English Division Four | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Northampton Town | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 103 | 53 | 99 | 50 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Preston North End | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 72 | 47 | 90 | 25 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Southend United | 46 | 25 | 5 | 16 | 68 | 55 | 80 | 13 | Promoted | |
| - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 50 | 79 | 19 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 56 | 70 | 8 | ||
| Aldershot | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 57 | 70 | 7 | Promoted | ||
| - | Leyton Orient | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 61 | 69 | 3 | ||
| - | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 57 | 66 | 16 | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 70 | 51 | 65 | 19 | ||
| - | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 57 | 50 | 65 | 7 | ||
| - | Cambridge United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 62 | 62 | -2 | ||
| - | Swansea City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 61 | 62 | -5 | ||
| - | Cardiff City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 61 | -2 | ||
| - | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 53 | 49 | 56 | 4 | ||
| - | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 74 | 55 | -15 | ||
| - | Hereford United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 61 | 53 | -1 | ||
| - | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 70 | 72 | 53 | -2 | ||
| - | Hartlepool United | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 65 | 51 | -21 | ||
| - | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 69 | 51 | -29 | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 50 | -18 | ||
| - | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 73 | 50 | -19 | ||
| - | Burnley | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 53 | 74 | 49 | -21 | ||
| - | Torquay United | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 56 | 72 | 48 | -16 | ||
| * | Lincoln City | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 65 | 48 | -20 | Relegated |