| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Grimsby Town | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 73 | 42 | 62 | 31 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 36 | 59 | 22 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 81 | 47 | 58 | 34 | Promoted | |
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 46 | 57 | 25 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 56 | 52 | 8 | ||
| - | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 56 | 48 | 10 | ||
| - | Reading | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 66 | 65 | 48 | 1 | ||
| - | Exeter City | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 68 | 48 | -8 | ||
| - | Chester City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 57 | 47 | -8 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 63 | 46 | 8 | ||
| - | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 56 | 46 | -3 | ||
| - | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 59 | 66 | 46 | -7 | ||
| - | Rotherham United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 66 | 46 | -8 | ||
| - | Millwall | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 59 | 45 | 6 | ||
| - | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 55 | 44 | 4 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 51 | 42 | -2 | ||
| - | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 57 | 62 | 41 | -5 | ||
| - | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 74 | 41 | -12 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 73 | 41 | -14 | ||
| - | Hull City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 40 | -18 | ||
| * | Bury | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 59 | 39 | -14 | Relegated | |
| * | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 47 | 57 | 38 | -10 | Relegated | |
| * | Mansfield Town | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 58 | 36 | -11 | Relegated | |
| * | Wimbledon | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 81 | 34 | -29 | Relegated |