| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Carlisle United | 39 | 72 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | ||
| 2nonMover | Fulham | 39 | 69 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 23 | ||
| 3nonMover | Lincoln City | 40 | 67 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | ||
| 4nonMover | Oxford United | 39 | 66 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | ||
| 5nonMover | Burnley | 39 | 63 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 24 | ||
| 6nonMover | Southend United | 40 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | ||
| 7nonMover | Brentford | 40 | 60 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | ||
| 8nonMover | Chesterfield | 39 | 60 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 22 | ||
| 9nonMover | Plymouth Argyle | 41 | 58 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 27 | ||
| 10nonMover | Gillingham | 39 | 57 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | ||
| 11nonMover | Reading | 41 | 57 | -6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 35 | ||
| 12nonMover | Huddersfield Town | 40 | 53 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | ||
| 13nonMover | Millwall | 38 | 53 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 26 | ||
| 14nonMover | Bristol Rovers * | 40 | 52 | -7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 35 | ||
| 15nonMover | Portsmouth | 39 | 50 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 30 | ||
| 16nonMover | Walsall | 40 | 49 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 25 | ||
| 17nonMover | Exeter City | 40 | 49 | -12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 47 | ||
| 18nonMover | Preston North End | 39 | 48 | -8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | ||
| 19nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 48 | -14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 42 | ||
| 20nonMover | Newport County | 39 | 47 | -1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | ||
| 21nonMover | Swindon Town | 39 | 42 | -16 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 29 | ||
| 22nonMover | Bristol City | 38 | 34 | -23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 27 | ||
| 23nonMover | Wimbledon | 38 | 34 | -24 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 44 | ||
| 24nonMover | Chester | 38 | 31 | -31 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 42 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1982 | Bristol Rovers | Deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player. |