| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Portsmouth | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 87 | 47 | 65 | 40 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Grimsby Town | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 80 | 56 | 62 | 24 | Promoted | |
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 69 | 45 | 59 | 24 | ||
| - | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 111 | 73 | 59 | 38 | ||
| - | Peterborough United | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 107 | 82 | 58 | 25 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 94 | 72 | 54 | 22 | ||
| - | Reading | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 11 | ||
| - | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 57 | 51 | 28 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 78 | 71 | 49 | 7 | ||
| - | Hull City | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 54 | 48 | 13 | ||
| - | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 80 | 78 | 47 | 2 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 58 | 45 | 7 | ||
| - | Notts County | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 67 | 74 | 43 | -7 | ||
| - | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | 43 | -7 | ||
| - | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 83 | 80 | 42 | 3 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 57 | 69 | 42 | -12 | ||
| - | Watford | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 63 | 74 | 41 | -11 | ||
| - | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 84 | 40 | -22 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 73 | 84 | 38 | -11 | ||
| - | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 71 | 95 | 38 | -24 | ||
| * | Torquay United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 76 | 100 | 36 | -24 | Relegated | |
| * | Lincoln City | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 57 | 87 | 35 | -30 | Relegated | |
| * | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 93 | 34 | -40 | Relegated | |
| * | Newport County | 46 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 46 | 102 | 22 | -56 | Relegated |