| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Mansfield Town | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 42 | 64 | 36 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 83 | 40 | 61 | 43 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Crystal Palace | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 40 | 59 | 28 | Promoted | |
| - | Rotherham United | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 69 | 44 | 59 | 25 | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 80 | 54 | 58 | 26 | ||
| - | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 43 | 54 | 21 | ||
| - | Bury | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 64 | 59 | 54 | 5 | ||
| - | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 55 | 53 | 10 | ||
| - | Lincoln City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 77 | 70 | 52 | 7 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 59 | 47 | 6 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 68 | 75 | 45 | -7 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 64 | 44 | -9 | ||
| - | Chester City | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 58 | 44 | -10 | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 51 | 53 | 43 | -2 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 65 | 41 | -8 | ||
| - | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 65 | 41 | -10 | ||
| - | Oxford United | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 65 | 39 | -10 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 56 | 64 | 38 | -8 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 47 | 71 | 38 | -24 | ||
| - | Portsmouth | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 70 | 36 | -17 | ||
| * | Reading | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 73 | 35 | -24 | Relegated | |
| * | Northampton Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 60 | 75 | 34 | -15 | Relegated | |
| * | Grimsby Town | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 45 | 69 | 33 | -24 | Relegated | |
| * | York City | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 89 | 32 | -39 | Relegated |