| Division Three | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove A | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 73 | 35 | 38 | 92 |
| 2 | Cardiff City (R) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 95 | 58 | 37 | 82 |
| 3 | Chesterfield (R) (-9) | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 79 | 42 | 37 | 80 |
| 4 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 54 | 17 | 77 |
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 75 |
| 6 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 74 |
| 7 | Blackpool (R) | 46 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 74 | 58 | 16 | 72 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 71 |
| 9 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 52 | 7 | 68 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United (R) | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 51 | 11 | 65 |
| 11 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 63 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 61 | -7 | 58 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 72 | -8 | 58 |
| 14 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 56 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 65 | -16 | 55 |
| 16 | Kidderminster Harriers (P) | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 61 | -14 | 53 |
| 17 | York City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 52 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 58 | 66 | -8 | 51 |
| 19 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 50 |
| 20 | Darlington | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 49 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 77 | -25 | 49 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 41 | 65 | -24 | 48 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 54 | 68 | -14 | 47 |
| 24 | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 67 | 81 | -14 | 45 |