| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 61 | 41 | 61 | 20 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Watford | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 52 | 60 | 31 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Swansea City | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 61 | 60 | 22 | Promoted | |
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 42 | 59 | 23 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 74 | 52 | 57 | 22 | ||
| - | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 53 | 42 | 52 | 11 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 55 | 51 | 5 | ||
| - | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 61 | 49 | 5 | ||
| - | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 49 | 5 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 4 | ||
| - | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 44 | 50 | 46 | -6 | ||
| - | Blackpool | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 2 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 2 | ||
| - | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 45 | 0 | ||
| - | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 68 | 44 | -1 | ||
| - | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 61 | 44 | -4 | ||
| - | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 55 | 44 | -6 | ||
| - | Mansfield Town | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 51 | 52 | 43 | -1 | ||
| - | Bury | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 59 | 65 | 42 | -6 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 65 | 40 | -14 | ||
| * | Peterborough United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 63 | 36 | -19 | Relegated | |
| * | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 71 | 32 | -15 | Relegated | |
| * | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 78 | 28 | -33 | Relegated | |
| * | Lincoln City | 46 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 88 | 25 | -47 | Relegated |