| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Chesterfield | 32 | 54 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 17 | ||
| 2nonMover | Reading | 35 | 54 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | ||
| 3nonMover | Lincoln City | 33 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | ||
| 4nonMover | Fulham | 32 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | ||
| 5nonMover | Carlisle United | 31 | 53 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | ||
| 6nonMover | Burnley | 32 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | ||
| 7nonMover | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | ||
| 8nonMover | Bristol Rovers * | 34 | 48 | -2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | ||
| 9nonMover | Oxford United | 30 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | ||
| 10nonMover | Southend United | 33 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 11nonMover | Gillingham | 32 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 12nonMover | Millwall | 31 | 45 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 20 | ||
| 13nonMover | Walsall | 34 | 44 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | ||
| 14nonMover | Brentford | 33 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | ||
| 15nonMover | Exeter City | 33 | 43 | -11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 36 | ||
| 16nonMover | Portsmouth | 33 | 41 | -1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | ||
| 17nonMover | Huddersfield Town | 32 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | ||
| 18nonMover | Swindon Town | 32 | 38 | -4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 19nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | 38 | -12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 | ||
| 20nonMover | Preston North End | 32 | 37 | -10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | ||
| 21nonMover | Newport County | 33 | 36 | -4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | ||
| 22nonMover | Bristol City | 32 | 33 | -11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | ||
| 23nonMover | Chester | 32 | 30 | -20 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 34 | ||
| 24nonMover | Wimbledon | 29 | 28 | -20 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1982 | Bristol Rovers | Deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player. |