| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 68 | 45 | 60 | 23 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 79 | 58 | 59 | 21 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 61 | 55 | 15 | Promoted | |
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 58 | 53 | 6 | ||
| - | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 57 | 51 | 9 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 61 | 54 | 51 | 7 | ||
| - | Peterborough United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 53 | 50 | -6 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 52 | 49 | 15 | ||
| - | Preston North End | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 63 | 56 | 49 | 7 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 60 | 48 | 5 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 70 | 63 | 47 | 7 | ||
| - | Hereford United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 66 | 46 | -2 | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 10 | ||
| - | Bury | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 50 | 44 | 3 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 62 | 66 | 44 | -4 | ||
| - | Grimsby Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 64 | 43 | -9 | ||
| - | Halifax Town | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 43 | -16 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 51 | 42 | -5 | ||
| - | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 64 | 42 | -8 | ||
| - | Aldershot* | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 63 | 38 | -10 | ||
| * | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 58 | 38 | -14 | Relegated | |
| * | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 55 | 57 | 37 | -2 | Relegated | |
| * | Watford | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 52 | 75 | 37 | -23 | Relegated | |
| * | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 47 | 76 | 32 | -29 | Relegated |