| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Portsmouth | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 41 | 91 | 33 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Cardiff City | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 50 | 86 | 26 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 84 | 49 | 82 | 35 | Promoted | |
| - | Newport County | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 76 | 54 | 78 | 22 | ||
| - | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 53 | 78 | 18 | ||
| - | Lincoln City | 46 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 51 | 76 | 26 | ||
| - | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 58 | 75 | 26 | ||
| - | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 66 | 65 | -5 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 88 | 77 | 64 | 11 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 1 | ||
| - | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 64 | 64 | -2 | ||
| - | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 69 | 61 | -1 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 59 | 61 | -1 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 68 | 61 | -9 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 1 | ||
| - | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 58 | -9 | ||
| - | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 64 | 77 | 55 | -13 | ||
| - | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 72 | 54 | -12 | ||
| - | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 81 | 104 | 54 | -23 | ||
| - | Leyton Orient | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 88 | 54 | -24 | ||
| * | Reading | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 79 | 53 | -15 | Relegated | |
| * | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 76 | 51 | -20 | Relegated | |
| * | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 57 | 97 | 38 | -40 | Relegated | |
| * | Chesterfield | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 37 | -25 | Relegated |