| # | English Division Three South | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 107 | 53 | 66 | 54 | Promoted | |
| - | Reading | 46 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 112 | 60 | 61 | 52 | ||
| - | Norwich City | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 89 | 50 | 61 | 39 | ||
| - | Millwall | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 53 | 58 | 21 | ||
| - | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 87 | 63 | 58 | 24 | ||
| - | Newport County | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 76 | 54 | 1 | ||
| - | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 89 | 53 | 52 | 36 | ||
| - | Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 93 | 74 | 49 | 19 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 75 | 66 | 48 | 9 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 77 | 46 | -21 | ||
| - | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 86 | 98 | 44 | -12 | ||
| - | Aldershot | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 78 | 89 | 44 | -11 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 50 | 66 | 43 | -16 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 75 | 42 | -6 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 69 | 42 | -11 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 68 | 42 | -17 | ||
| - | Ipswich Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 74 | 41 | -11 | ||
| - | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 68 | 41 | -13 | ||
| - | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 61 | 80 | 39 | -19 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 62 | 86 | 36 | -24 | ||
| - | Watford | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 57 | 81 | 36 | -24 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 71 | 81 | 35 | -10 | ||
| - | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 65 | 86 | 35 | -21 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 55 | 94 | 31 | -39 |