| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Hereford United | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 86 | 55 | 63 | 31 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Cardiff City | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 48 | 57 | 21 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Millwall | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 43 | 56 | 11 | Promoted | |
| - | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 53 | 53 | 25 | ||
| - | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 46 | 53 | 15 | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 55 | 52 | 11 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 74 | 61 | 50 | 13 | ||
| - | Preston North End | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 57 | 48 | 5 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 59 | 48 | 2 | ||
| - | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 63 | 63 | 48 | 0 | ||
| - | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 47 | 6 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 1 | ||
| - | Bury | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 5 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 69 | 43 | 0 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 58 | 68 | 43 | -10 | ||
| - | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 65 | 42 | -11 | ||
| - | Chester City | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 42 | -19 | ||
| - | Grimsby Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 74 | 40 | -12 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 75 | 40 | -13 | ||
| - | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 59 | 40 | -11 | ||
| * | Aldershot | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 75 | 39 | -16 | Relegated | |
| * | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 65 | 38 | -24 | Relegated | |
| * | Southend United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 65 | 75 | 37 | -10 | Relegated | |
| * | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 35 | -20 | Relegated |