| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 76 | 40 | 97 | 36 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Middlesbrough | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 67 | 30 | 94 | 37 | Promoted | |
| Swindon Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 77 | 47 | 87 | 30 | Promoted | ||
| - | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 60 | 85 | 23 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 48 | 78 | 17 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 63 | 36 | 77 | 27 | ||
| - | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 77 | 56 | 76 | 21 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 80 | 67 | 75 | 13 | ||
| - | Blackpool | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 74 | 59 | 64 | 15 | ||
| - | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 61 | -3 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 64 | 66 | 60 | -2 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 76 | 70 | 57 | 6 | ||
| - | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 56 | 62 | 57 | -6 | ||
| - | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 48 | 57 | 57 | -9 | ||
| - | Chester City | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 2 | ||
| - | Bury | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 60 | 55 | -6 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 69 | 54 | -13 | ||
| - | Fulham | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 59 | 77 | 53 | -18 | ||
| - | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 75 | 51 | -26 | ||
| - | York City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 55 | 79 | 49 | -24 | ||
| * | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 58 | 45 | -12 | Relegated | |
| * | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 39 | 78 | 38 | -39 | Relegated | |
| * | Darlington | 46 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 77 | 37 | -32 | Relegated | |
| * | Newport County | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 86 | 37 | -37 | Relegated |