| # | English Division Four | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 43 | 90 | 39 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Cardiff City | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 41 | 85 | 25 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 42 | 78 | 24 | Promoted | |
| - | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 76 | 51 | 77 | 25 | ||
| - | Torquay United | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 41 | 77 | 25 | ||
| Swansea City | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 70 | 6 | Promoted | ||
| - | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 53 | 70 | -1 | ||
| - | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 85 | 63 | 69 | 22 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | 67 | -4 | ||
| - | Burnley | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 62 | 67 | -5 | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 58 | 66 | 11 | ||
| - | Scarborough | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 48 | 65 | 8 | ||
| - | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 2 | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers* | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 53 | 64 | 8 | ||
| - | Cambridge United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 52 | 61 | -2 | ||
| - | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 57 | 59 | -7 | ||
| - | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 53 | 58 | 4 | ||
| - | Halifax Town* | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 59 | 55 | -5 | ||
| - | Hereford United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 59 | 54 | -18 | ||
| - | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 58 | 51 | -14 | ||
| - | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 76 | 48 | -29 | ||
| - | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 68 | 46 | -15 | ||
| - | Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 57 | 86 | 44 | -29 | ||
| * | Newport County | 46 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 105 | 25 | -70 | Relegated |