| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Southampton | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 106 | 75 | 61 | 31 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Norwich City | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 82 | 54 | 59 | 28 | Promoted | |
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 97 | 75 | 52 | 22 | ||
| - | Grimsby Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 87 | 70 | 52 | 17 | ||
| - | Coventry City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 78 | 63 | 52 | 15 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 61 | 51 | 17 | ||
| - | Bury | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 13 | ||
| - | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 54 | 49 | 19 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 83 | 74 | 47 | 9 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 72 | 47 | 0 | ||
| - | Reading | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 84 | 77 | 46 | 7 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 76 | 74 | 46 | 2 | ||
| - | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 80 | 79 | 46 | 1 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 80 | 79 | 46 | 1 | ||
| - | Halifax Town | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 72 | 46 | -2 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 78 | 46 | -9 | ||
| - | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 66 | 44 | -1 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 71 | 84 | 43 | -13 | ||
| - | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 66 | 74 | 42 | -8 | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 72 | 75 | 41 | -3 | ||
| * | York City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 57 | 73 | 38 | -16 | Relegated | |
| * | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 81 | 112 | 36 | -31 | Relegated | |
| * | Wrexham | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 68 | 101 | 36 | -33 | Relegated | |
| * | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 57 | 123 | 27 | -66 | Relegated |