| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Oxford United | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 91 | 50 | 95 | 41 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Wimbledon | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 97 | 76 | 87 | 21 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Sheffield United | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 86 | 53 | 83 | 33 | Promoted | |
| - | Hull City | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 71 | 38 | 83 | 33 | ||
| - | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 54 | 79 | 14 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 68 | 61 | 75 | 7 | ||
| - | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 65 | 71 | 8 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 5 | ||
| - | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 65 | 67 | 6 | ||
| - | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 60 | 64 | -4 | ||
| - | Leyton Orient | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 81 | 63 | -10 | ||
| - | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 76 | 61 | 62 | 15 | ||
| - | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 75 | 62 | -17 | ||
| - | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 62 | 61 | -3 | ||
| - | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 56 | 61 | -10 | ||
| - | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 66 | 66 | 56 | 0 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 63 | 73 | 55 | -10 | ||
| - | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 64 | 54 | -7 | ||
| - | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 56 | 62 | 51 | -6 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 69 | 79 | 49 | -10 | ||
| * | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 54 | 73 | 46 | -19 | Relegated | |
| * | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 55 | 76 | 44 | -21 | Relegated | |
| * | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 51 | 83 | 43 | -32 | Relegated | |
| * | Exeter City | 46 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 84 | 33 | -34 | Relegated |