| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Sunderland | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 92 | 48 | 93 | 44 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 69 | 47 | 84 | 22 | Promoted | |
| Walsall | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 50 | 82 | 18 | Promoted | ||
| - | Notts County | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 49 | 81 | 33 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 62 | 75 | 15 | ||
| - | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 70 | 51 | 73 | 19 | ||
| - | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 61 | 72 | 9 | ||
| - | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 56 | 66 | 12 | ||
| - | Fulham | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 60 | 66 | 9 | ||
| - | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 62 | 65 | 9 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 56 | 65 | 2 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 59 | 62 | -6 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 16 | ||
| - | Bury | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 1 | ||
| - | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 62 | 58 | -11 | ||
| - | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 59 | 58 | -11 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 65 | 83 | 55 | -18 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 70 | 55 | -29 | ||
| - | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 59 | 54 | -11 | ||
| - | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 64 | 74 | 53 | -10 | ||
| * | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 50 | 66 | 52 | -16 | Relegated | |
| * | Grimsby Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 58 | 50 | -10 | Relegated | |
| * | York City | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 48 | 91 | 33 | -43 | Relegated | |
| * | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 84 | 33 | -44 | Relegated |