| # | English Division Three | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 71 | 35 | 93 | 36 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Bristol City | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 40 | 91 | 36 | Promoted | |
| Notts County | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 53 | 87 | 20 | Promoted | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 86 | 49 | 80 | 37 | ||
| - | Bury | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 49 | 74 | 21 | ||
| - | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 59 | 48 | 69 | 11 | ||
| - | Birmingham City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 59 | 66 | 1 | ||
| - | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 61 | 62 | 65 | -1 | ||
| - | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 62 | 64 | 9 | ||
| - | Reading | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 57 | 53 | 64 | 4 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 54 | 63 | 5 | ||
| - | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 53 | 62 | 3 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 0 | ||
| - | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 56 | 58 | -4 | ||
| - | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 50 | 65 | 55 | -15 | ||
| - | Chester City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 55 | 54 | -12 | ||
| - | Swansea City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 63 | 54 | -18 | ||
| - | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 64 | 53 | -16 | ||
| - | Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 65 | 79 | 52 | -14 | ||
| - | Fulham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 66 | 51 | -11 | ||
| * | Cardiff City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 70 | 50 | -19 | Relegated | |
| * | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 68 | 47 | -17 | Relegated | |
| * | Blackpool | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 49 | 73 | 46 | -24 | Relegated | |
| * | Walsall | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 72 | 41 | -32 | Relegated |