| # | English Division Three South | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 92 | 46 | 64 | 46 | Promoted | |
| - | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 82 | 44 | 62 | 38 | ||
| - | Northampton Town | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 109 | 70 | 62 | 39 | ||
| - | Norwich City | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 99 | 55 | 60 | 44 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 95 | 61 | 59 | 34 | ||
| - | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 77 | 62 | 50 | 15 | ||
| - | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 81 | 75 | 50 | 6 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 69 | 74 | 49 | -5 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 69 | 47 | 5 | ||
| - | Watford | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 63 | 47 | -1 | ||
| - | Reading | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 64 | 46 | 5 | ||
| - | Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 87 | 88 | 45 | -1 | ||
| - | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 82 | 43 | -16 | ||
| - | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 73 | 42 | -5 | ||
| - | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 82 | 42 | -12 | ||
| - | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 41 | -9 | ||
| - | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 61 | 71 | 40 | -10 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 64 | 79 | 40 | -15 | ||
| - | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 77 | 39 | -16 | ||
| - | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 39 | -21 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 39 | -19 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 76 | 38 | -17 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 68 | 91 | 36 | -23 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 56 | 118 | 24 | -62 |