| # | English Division Three South | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Leyton Orient | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 106 | 49 | 66 | 57 | Promoted | |
| - | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 112 | 50 | 65 | 62 | ||
| - | Ipswich Town | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 106 | 60 | 64 | 46 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 88 | 80 | 53 | 8 | ||
| - | Torquay United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 86 | 63 | 52 | 23 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 66 | 52 | 3 | ||
| - | Norwich City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 86 | 82 | 51 | 4 | ||
| - | Coventry City | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 60 | 49 | 13 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 51 | 48 | 12 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 69 | 71 | 48 | -2 | ||
| - | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 67 | 71 | 47 | -4 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 81 | 47 | -5 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 66 | 46 | 3 | ||
| - | Southampton | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 91 | 81 | 44 | 10 | ||
| - | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 70 | 90 | 40 | -20 | ||
| - | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 77 | 40 | -19 | ||
| - | Reading | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 70 | 79 | 39 | -9 | ||
| - | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 86 | 39 | -22 | ||
| - | Newport County | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 58 | 79 | 39 | -21 | ||
| - | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 68 | 84 | 38 | -16 | ||
| - | Watford | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 85 | 37 | -33 | ||
| - | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 83 | 100 | 36 | -17 | ||
| - | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 54 | 83 | 34 | -29 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 78 | 30 | -44 |