| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Bury | 46 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 108 | 45 | 68 | 63 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Walsall | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 98 | 60 | 62 | 38 | Promoted | |
| - | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 93 | 60 | 60 | 33 | ||
| - | Watford | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 85 | 72 | 52 | 13 | ||
| - | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 82 | 77 | 51 | 5 | ||
| - | Grimsby Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 69 | 50 | 8 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 96 | 79 | 49 | 17 | ||
| - | Barnsley | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 83 | 80 | 49 | 3 | ||
| - | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 71 | 78 | 49 | -7 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 83 | 75 | 46 | 8 | ||
| - | Hull City | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 73 | 46 | 0 | ||
| - | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 75 | 83 | 45 | -8 | ||
| - | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 81 | 90 | 45 | -9 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 68 | 44 | 2 | ||
| - | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 83 | 44 | -3 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 62 | 55 | 43 | 7 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 56 | 70 | 43 | -14 | ||
| - | Reading | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 72 | 83 | 40 | -11 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 76 | 40 | -18 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 76 | 39 | -16 | ||
| * | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 79 | 115 | 38 | -36 | Relegated | |
| * | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 65 | 87 | 36 | -22 | Relegated | |
| * | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 68 | 101 | 33 | -33 | Relegated | |
| * | Chesterfield | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 67 | 87 | 32 | -20 | Relegated |