# | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
^ | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 47 | 57 | 22 | Promoted | |
^ | Bury | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 91 | 66 | 56 | 25 | Promoted | |
- | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 61 | 49 | 55 | 12 | ||
- | Torquay United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 56 | 53 | 4 | ||
- | Reading | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 60 | 51 | 10 | ||
- | Watford | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 24 | ||
- | Walsall | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 74 | 61 | 50 | 13 | ||
- | Barrow | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 54 | 50 | 11 | ||
- | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 74 | 51 | 49 | 23 | ||
- | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 2 | ||
- | Gillingham | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 63 | 48 | -4 | ||
- | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 51 | 47 | 5 | ||
- | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 75 | 47 | -5 | ||
- | Southport | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 0 | ||
- | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 72 | 78 | 43 | -6 | ||
- | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 60 | 65 | 43 | -5 | ||
- | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 72 | 41 | -14 | ||
- | Leyton Orient | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 62 | 41 | -16 | ||
- | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 62 | 74 | 40 | -12 | ||
- | Mansfield Town | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 51 | 67 | 37 | -16 | ||
* | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 52 | 69 | 37 | -17 | Relegated | |
* | Colchester United | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 50 | 87 | 33 | -37 | Relegated | |
* | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 87 | 32 | -31 | Relegated | |
* | Peterborough United* | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 79 | 67 | 31 | 12 | Relegated |