| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 73 | 39 | 61 | 34 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Notts County | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 47 | 57 | 20 | Promoted | |
| - | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 47 | 55 | 10 | ||
| - | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 18 | ||
| - | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 56 | 53 | 21 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 56 | 69 | 53 | -13 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 66 | 44 | 50 | 22 | ||
| - | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 66 | 50 | 8 | ||
| - | Grimsby Town | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 61 | 48 | 6 | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 4 | ||
| - | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 69 | 67 | 45 | 2 | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 1 | ||
| - | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 48 | 54 | 45 | -6 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 54 | 44 | 7 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 54 | 44 | -8 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 61 | 43 | -4 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 56 | 66 | 43 | -10 | ||
| - | York City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 46 | 41 | -4 | ||
| - | Watford | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 48 | 41 | -5 | ||
| - | Halifax Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 53 | 41 | -10 | ||
| * | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 65 | 41 | -14 | Relegated | |
| * | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 51 | 69 | 37 | -18 | Relegated | |
| * | Swansea City | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 51 | 73 | 37 | -22 | Relegated | |
| * | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 72 | 30 | -39 | Relegated |