| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Reading | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 51 | 94 | 16 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 88 | 53 | 87 | 35 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Derby County | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 41 | 84 | 39 | Promoted | |
| - | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 82 | 48 | 83 | 34 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 81 | 54 | 79 | 27 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 90 | 64 | 75 | 26 | ||
| - | York City | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 77 | 58 | 71 | 19 | ||
| - | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 71 | 60 | 71 | 11 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 60 | 68 | 9 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 61 | 66 | -3 | ||
| - | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 52 | 64 | -7 | ||
| - | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 55 | 63 | 11 | ||
| - | Darlington | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 78 | 58 | -17 | ||
| - | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 2 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 72 | 54 | -7 | ||
| - | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 54 | -24 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 61 | 64 | 53 | -3 | ||
| - | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 68 | 53 | -14 | ||
| - | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 52 | 65 | 51 | -13 | ||
| - | Bury | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 63 | 67 | 49 | -4 | ||
| * | Lincoln City | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 55 | 77 | 46 | -22 | Relegated | |
| * | Cardiff City | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 53 | 83 | 45 | -30 | Relegated | |
| * | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 57 | 98 | 43 | -41 | Relegated | |
| * | Swansea City | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 87 | 43 | -44 | Relegated |