| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle (1-D3) | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 28 | 43 | 1.54 | 0.60 | | 2.21 | 102 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion (2-D1) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 29 | 32 | 1.32 | 0.63 | | 1.93 | 89 |
| 3 | Liverpool (2-PR) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 30 | 37 | 1.76 | 0.78 | | 2.10 | 80 |
| 4 | Arsenal (1-PR) | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 79 | 36 | 43 | 2.07 | 0.94 | | 2.28 | 87 |
| 5 | Leeds United (5-PR) | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 1.39 | 0.97 | | 1.73 | 66 |
| 6 | Chelsea (6-PR) | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 66 | 38 | 28 | 1.73 | 1.00 | | 1.68 | 64 |
| 7 | Stoke City (5-D2) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 1.45 | 0.86 | | 1.73 | 80 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion (1-D2) | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 66 | 42 | 24 | 1.43 | 0.91 | | 1.95 | 90 |
| 9 | Boston United (1-FC) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 42 | 42 | 2.00 | 1.00 | | 2.00 | 84 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wndrs (3-D1) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 43 | 33 | 1.65 | 0.93 | | 1.86 | 86 |
| 11 | Reading (2-D2) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 43 | 27 | 1.52 | 0.93 | | 1.82 | 84 |
| 12 | Brentford (3-D2) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 43 | 34 | 1.67 | 0.93 | | 1.80 | 83 |
| 13 | Fulham (13-PR) | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 0.94 | 1.15 | | 1.15 | 44 |
| 14 | Manchester United (3-PR) | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 87 | 45 | 42 | 2.28 | 1.18 | | 2.02 | 77 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers (4-FC) | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 46 | 22 | 1.61 | 1.09 | | 1.59 | 67 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town (6-D2) | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 47 | 18 | 1.41 | 1.02 | | 1.69 | 78 |
| 17 | Kidderminster Harriers (10-D3) | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 47 | 9 | 1.21 | 1.02 | | 1.43 | 66 |
| 18 | Dagenham & Redbridge (2-FC) | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 70 | 47 | 23 | 1.66 | 1.11 | | 2.00 | 84 |
| 19 | Aston Villa (8-PR) | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 1.21 | 1.23 | | 1.31 | 50 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough (12-PR) | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 0.92 | 1.23 | | 1.18 | 45 |
| 21 | Luton Town (2-D3) | 46 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 96 | 48 | 48 | 2.08 | 1.04 | | 2.10 | 97 |
| 22 | Millwall (4-D1) | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 48 | 21 | 1.50 | 1.04 | | 1.67 | 77 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United (7-D3) | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 48 | 26 | 1.60 | 1.04 | | 1.54 | 71 |
| 24 | Barnet (5-FC) | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 48 | 16 | 1.52 | 1.14 | | 1.59 | 67 |
| 25 | Cheltenham Town (4-D3) | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 49 | 17 | 1.43 | 1.06 | | 1.69 | 78 |
| 26 | Birmingham City (5-D1) | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 70 | 49 | 21 | 1.52 | 1.06 | | 1.65 | 76 |
| 27 | Queens Park Rangers (8-D2) | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 60 | 49 | 11 | 1.30 | 1.06 | | 1.54 | 71 |
| 28 | Southport (15-FC) | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 1.26 | 1.16 | | 1.26 | 53 |
| 29 | Charlton Athletic (14-PR) | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 1.00 | 1.28 | | 1.15 | 44 |
| 30 | Cardiff City (4-D2) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 1.63 | 1.08 | | 1.80 | 83 |
| 31 | Norwich City (6-D1) | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 51 | 9 | 1.30 | 1.10 | | 1.63 | 75 |
| 32 | Wigan Athletic (10-D2) | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 66 | 51 | 15 | 1.43 | 1.10 | | 1.39 | 64 |
| 33 | Hull City (11-D3) | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 51 | 6 | 1.23 | 1.10 | | 1.32 | 61 |
| 34 | Nottingham Forest (16-D1) | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 1.08 | 1.10 | | 1.17 | 54 |
| 35 | Chester City (14-FC) | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 1.28 | 1.21 | | 1.28 | 54 |
| 36 | Blackburn Rovers (10-PR) | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 1.44 | 1.34 | | 1.21 | 46 |
| 37 | Sunderland (17-PR) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 51 | -22 | 0.76 | 1.34 | | 1.05 | 40 |
| 38 | Manchester City (1-D1) | 46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 108 | 52 | 56 | 2.34 | 1.13 | | 2.15 | 99 |
| 39 | Rochdale (5-D3) | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 52 | 13 | 1.41 | 1.13 | | 1.69 | 78 |
| 40 | Macclesfield Town (13-D3) | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 52 | -11 | 0.89 | 1.13 | | 1.26 | 58 |
| 41 | Newcastle United (4-PR) | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 52 | 22 | 1.94 | 1.36 | | 1.86 | 71 |
| 42 | Bristol City (7-D2) | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 53 | 15 | 1.47 | 1.15 | | 1.58 | 73 |
| 43 | Rushden & Diamonds (6-D3) | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 53 | 16 | 1.50 | 1.15 | | 1.58 | 73 |
| 44 | Shrewsbury Town (9-D3) | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 53 | 11 | 1.39 | 1.15 | | 1.52 | 70 |
| 45 | Coventry City (11-D1) | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 1.28 | 1.15 | | 1.43 | 66 |
| 46 | Yeovil Town (3-FC) | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 53 | 13 | 1.57 | 1.26 | | 1.66 | 70 |
| 47 | Margate (8-FC) | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 1.40 | 1.26 | | 1.38 | 58 |
| 48 | Hereford United (17-FC) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 1.19 | 1.26 | | 1.23 | 52 |
| 49 | Tottenham Hotspur (9-PR) | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 1.28 | 1.39 | | 1.31 | 50 |
| 50 | Sheffield United (13-D1) | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 54 | -1 | 1.15 | 1.17 | | 1.30 | 60 |
| 51 | Southend United (12-D3) | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 1.10 | 1.17 | | 1.26 | 58 |
| 52 | Farnborough Town (7-FC) | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 54 | 12 | 1.57 | 1.28 | | 1.45 | 61 |
| 53 | Southampton (11-PR) | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 1.21 | 1.42 | | 1.18 | 45 |
| 54 | Scunthorpe United (8-D3) | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 56 | 18 | 1.60 | 1.21 | | 1.54 | 71 |
| 55 | Swindon Town (13-D2) | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 1.00 | 1.21 | | 1.28 | 59 |
| 56 | Watford (14-D1) | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 1.34 | 1.21 | | 1.28 | 59 |
| 57 | Carlisle United (17-D3) | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 56 | -7 | 1.06 | 1.21 | | 1.13 | 52 |
| 58 | Wimbledon (9-D1) | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 1.36 | 1.23 | | 1.45 | 67 |
| 59 | Nuneaton Borough (10-FC) | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 1.35 | 1.35 | | 1.35 | 57 |
| 60 | West Ham United (7-PR) | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 57 | -9 | 1.26 | 1.50 | | 1.39 | 53 |
| 61 | Everton (15-PR) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 1.18 | 1.50 | | 1.13 | 43 |
| 62 | Telford United (9-FC) | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 1.50 | 1.38 | | 1.35 | 57 |
| 63 | Leigh RMI (16-FC) | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 1.33 | 1.38 | | 1.26 | 53 |
| 64 | Preston North End (8-D1) | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 59 | 12 | 1.54 | 1.28 | | 1.56 | 72 |
| 65 | Peterborough United (17-D2) | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 64 | 59 | 5 | 1.39 | 1.28 | | 1.19 | 55 |
| 66 | Mansfield Town (3-D3) | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 60 | 12 | 1.56 | 1.30 | | 1.71 | 79 |
| 67 | Tranmere Rovers (12-D2) | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 63 | 60 | 3 | 1.36 | 1.30 | | 1.36 | 63 |
| 68 | Bristol Rovers (23-D3) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 60 | -20 | 0.86 | 1.30 | | 0.97 | 45 |
| 69 | Stevenage Borough (11-FC) | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 1.35 | 1.42 | | 1.30 | 55 |
| 70 | Burnley (7-D1) | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 1.52 | 1.34 | | 1.63 | 75 |
| 71 | Crystal Palace (10-D1) | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 1.52 | 1.34 | | 1.43 | 66 |
| 72 | Port Vale (14-D2) | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 1.10 | 1.34 | | 1.26 | 58 |
| 73 | Oxford United (21-D3) | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 1.15 | 1.34 | | 1.02 | 47 |
| 74 | Lincoln City (22-D3) | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 0.95 | 1.34 | | 1.00 | 46 |
| 75 | Bolton Wanderers (16-PR) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 1.15 | 1.63 | | 1.05 | 40 |
| 76 | Torquay United (19-D3) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 63 | -17 | 1.00 | 1.36 | | 1.10 | 51 |
| 77 | Scarborough (12-FC) | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 63 | -8 | 1.30 | 1.50 | | 1.30 | 55 |
| 78 | Derby County (19-PR) | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 63 | -30 | 0.86 | 1.65 | | 0.78 | 30 |
| 79 | Wycombe Wanderers (11-D2) | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 1.26 | 1.39 | | 1.39 | 64 |
| 80 | Ipswich Town (18-PR) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 64 | -23 | 1.07 | 1.68 | | 0.94 | 36 |
| 81 | Leicester City (20-PR) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 64 | -34 | 0.78 | 1.68 | | 0.73 | 28 |
| 82 | Oldham Athletic (9-D2) | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 77 | 65 | 12 | 1.67 | 1.41 | | 1.52 | 70 |
| 83 | Chesterfield (18-D2) | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 65 | -12 | 1.15 | 1.41 | | 1.13 | 52 |
| 84 | Dover Athletic (22-FC) | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 65 | -24 | 0.97 | 1.54 | | 0.92 | 39 |
| 85 | Rotherham United (21-D1) | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 1.13 | 1.43 | | 1.06 | 49 |
| 86 | Gillingham (12-D1) | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 67 | -3 | 1.39 | 1.45 | | 1.39 | 64 |
| 87 | York City (14-D3) | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 1.17 | 1.45 | | 1.23 | 57 |
| 88 | Morecambe (6-FC) | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 67 | -4 | 1.50 | 1.59 | | 1.47 | 62 |
| 89 | Blackpool (16-D2) | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 66 | 69 | -3 | 1.43 | 1.50 | | 1.21 | 56 |
| 90 | Stalybridge (21-FC) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 69 | -29 | 0.95 | 1.64 | | 1.02 | 43 |
| 91 | Northwich Victoria (13-FC) | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 70 | -13 | 1.35 | 1.66 | | 1.30 | 55 |
| 92 | Woking (19-FC) | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 70 | -11 | 1.40 | 1.66 | | 1.14 | 48 |
| 93 | Darlington (15-D3) | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 71 | -11 | 1.30 | 1.54 | | 1.21 | 56 |
| 94 | Leyton Orient (18-D3) | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 71 | -16 | 1.19 | 1.54 | | 1.13 | 52 |
| 95 | Walsall (18-D1) | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 71 | -20 | 1.10 | 1.54 | | 1.10 | 51 |
| 96 | Notts County (19-D2) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 59 | 71 | -12 | 1.28 | 1.54 | | 1.08 | 50 |
| 97 | Sheffield Wednesday (20-D1) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 71 | -22 | 1.06 | 1.54 | | 1.08 | 50 |
| 98 | AFC Bournemouth (21-D2) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 56 | 71 | -15 | 1.21 | 1.54 | | 0.95 | 44 |
| 99 | Portsmouth (17-D1) | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 60 | 72 | -12 | 1.30 | 1.56 | | 1.15 | 53 |
| 100 | Grimsby Town (19-D1) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 1.08 | 1.56 | | 1.08 | 50 |
| 101 | Exeter City (16-D3) | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 73 | -25 | 1.04 | 1.58 | | 1.19 | 55 |
| 102 | Bury (22-D2) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 75 | -32 | 0.93 | 1.63 | | 0.95 | 44 |
| 103 | Colchester United (15-D2) | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 76 | -11 | 1.41 | 1.65 | | 1.23 | 57 |
| 104 | Bradford City (15-D1) | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 69 | 76 | -7 | 1.50 | 1.65 | | 1.19 | 55 |
| 105 | Crewe Alexandra (22-D1) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 76 | -29 | 1.02 | 1.65 | | 1.06 | 49 |
| 106 | Forest Green Rovers (18-FC) | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 76 | -22 | 1.28 | 1.80 | | 1.21 | 51 |
| 107 | Swansea City (20-D3) | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 77 | -24 | 1.15 | 1.67 | | 1.10 | 51 |
| 108 | Northampton Town (20-D2) | 46 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 54 | 79 | -25 | 1.17 | 1.71 | | 1.06 | 49 |
| 109 | Hayes (20-FC) | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 53 | 80 | -27 | 1.26 | 1.90 | | 1.04 | 44 |
| 110 | Halifax Town (24-D3) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 84 | -45 | 0.84 | 1.82 | | 0.78 | 36 |
| 111 | Barnsley (23-D1) | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 86 | -27 | 1.28 | 1.86 | | 1.04 | 48 |
| 112 | Wrexham (23-D2) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 56 | 89 | -33 | 1.21 | 1.93 | | 0.93 | 43 |
| 113 | Cambridge United (24-D2) | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 93 | -46 | 1.02 | 2.02 | | 0.73 | 34 |
| 114 | Stockport County (24-D1) | 46 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 42 | 102 | -60 | 0.91 | 2.21 | | 0.56 | 26 |