| # | English Division Four | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Rotherham United | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 76 | 35 | 82 | 41 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 43 | 80 | 19 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 67 | 48 | 78 | 19 | Promoted | |
| - | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 57 | 77 | 20 | ||
| - | Scarborough | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 67 | 52 | 77 | 15 | ||
| Leyton Orient | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 86 | 50 | 75 | 36 | Promoted | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 77 | 63 | 71 | 14 | ||
| - | Cambridge United | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 71 | 62 | 68 | 9 | ||
| - | Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 65 | 59 | 66 | 6 | ||
| - | Lincoln City | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 60 | 64 | 4 | ||
| - | York City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 63 | 64 | -1 | ||
| - | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 52 | 60 | 1 | ||
| - | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 65 | 68 | 60 | -3 | ||
| - | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 45 | 60 | 59 | -15 | ||
| - | Hereford United | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 72 | 58 | -6 | ||
| - | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 61 | 55 | -9 | ||
| - | Peterborough United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 74 | 54 | -22 | ||
| - | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 56 | 82 | 53 | -26 | ||
| - | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 50 | 78 | 52 | -28 | ||
| - | Stockport County | 46 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 2 | ||
| - | Halifax Town | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 69 | 75 | 50 | -6 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 78 | 50 | -18 | ||
| - | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 78 | 49 | -29 | ||
| * | Darlington | 46 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 53 | 76 | 42 | -23 | Relegated |