| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Coventry City | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 98 | 61 | 60 | 37 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Crystal Palace | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 73 | 51 | 60 | 22 | Promoted | |
| - | Watford | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 59 | 58 | 20 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 79 | 58 | 56 | 21 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 84 | 64 | 55 | 20 | ||
| - | Reading | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 62 | 52 | 17 | ||
| - | Mansfield Town | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 62 | 51 | 14 | ||
| - | Hull City | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 73 | 68 | 49 | 5 | ||
| - | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 73 | 70 | 48 | 3 | ||
| - | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 75 | 70 | 47 | 5 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 80 | 47 | -7 | ||
| - | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 91 | 79 | 46 | 12 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 4 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 77 | 78 | 45 | -1 | ||
| - | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 78 | 45 | -2 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 87 | 80 | 44 | 7 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 70 | 68 | 43 | 2 | ||
| - | Luton Town | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 64 | 80 | 42 | -16 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 59 | 76 | 40 | -17 | ||
| - | Barnsley | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 68 | 94 | 39 | -26 | ||
| * | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 67 | 38 | -14 | Relegated | |
| * | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 50 | 77 | 34 | -27 | Relegated | |
| * | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 75 | 107 | 32 | -32 | Relegated | |
| * | Notts County | 46 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 45 | 92 | 27 | -47 | Relegated |