| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Aston Villa | 46 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 85 | 32 | 70 | 53 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 47 | 65 | 35 | Promoted | |
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 73 | 37 | 62 | 36 | ||
| - | Notts County | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 74 | 44 | 62 | 30 | ||
| - | Rotherham United | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 52 | 55 | 17 | ||
| - | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 75 | 56 | 54 | 19 | ||
| - | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 50 | 10 | ||
| - | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 10 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 62 | 57 | 48 | 5 | ||
| - | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 57 | 47 | -3 | ||
| - | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 63 | 45 | -4 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 65 | 44 | 8 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 0 | ||
| - | Swansea City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 59 | 44 | -13 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 59 | 41 | -16 | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 63 | 40 | -4 | ||
| - | Halifax Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 61 | 38 | -13 | ||
| - | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 83 | 37 | -26 | ||
| - | York City | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 57 | 66 | 36 | -9 | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 50 | 71 | 36 | -21 | ||
| * | Mansfield Town | 46 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 41 | 63 | 36 | -22 | Relegated | |
| * | Barnsley | 46 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 64 | 36 | -32 | Relegated | |
| * | Torquay United | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 69 | 32 | -28 | Relegated | |
| * | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 77 | 32 | -32 | Relegated |