| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| - | Northampton Town | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 109 | 60 | 62 | 49 | ||
| ^ | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 87 | 56 | 58 | 31 | Promoted | |
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 58 | 54 | 14 | ||
| - | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 83 | 69 | 53 | 14 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 46 | 52 | 17 | ||
| - | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 93 | 75 | 51 | 18 | ||
| - | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 74 | 51 | -1 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 75 | 77 | 50 | -2 | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 84 | 83 | 49 | 1 | ||
| - | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 48 | 5 | ||
| - | Crystal Palace | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 10 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 93 | 47 | -20 | ||
| - | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 85 | 76 | 45 | 9 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 100 | 92 | 45 | 8 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 83 | 81 | 44 | 2 | ||
| - | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 82 | 87 | 43 | -5 | ||
| - | Watford | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 82 | 85 | 42 | -3 | ||
| - | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 63 | 74 | 41 | -11 | ||
| - | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 70 | 88 | 41 | -18 | ||
| - | Reading | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 78 | 40 | -4 | ||
| * | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 79 | 97 | 40 | -18 | Relegated | |
| * | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 58 | 84 | 36 | -26 | Relegated | |
| * | Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 61 | 89 | 35 | -28 | Relegated | |
| * | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 64 | 106 | 30 | -42 | Relegated |