| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Sheffield United | 42 | 84 | 44 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 24 | ||
| 2nonMover | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 84 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 26 | ||
| 3nonMover | Bradford City | 42 | 83 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 21 | ||
| 4nonMover | Peterborough United | 42 | 82 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 29 | ||
| 5nonMover | Bournemouth | 41 | 81 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 13 | ||
| 6nonMover | Colchester United | 42 | 66 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 29 | ||
| 7nonMover | Port Vale | 42 | 63 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 30 | ||
| 8nonMover | Hull City | 42 | 62 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 37 | ||
| 9nonMover | Bury | 41 | 61 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 30 | ||
| 10nonMover | Hereford United | 42 | 60 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 31 | ||
| 11nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 43 | 54 | -7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 30 | ||
| 12nonMover | Darlington | 42 | 53 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | ||
| 13nonMover | Blackpool | 42 | 51 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 33 | ||
| 14nonMover | Torquay United | 41 | 51 | -8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 15nonMover | Aldershot | 42 | 48 | -12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 33 | ||
| 16nonMover | Hartlepool United | 42 | 48 | -13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 46 | ||
| 17nonMover | Stockport County | 43 | 45 | -18 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 37 | ||
| 18nonMover | Mansfield Town * | 42 | 44 | -13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 36 | ||
| 19nonMover | Rochdale | 42 | 42 | -11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 35 | ||
| 20nonMover | Halifax Town | 42 | 42 | -20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 38 | ||
| 21nonMover | Northampton Town | 44 | 42 | -24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 50 | ||
| 22nonMover | York City | 41 | 42 | -28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 51 | ||
| 23nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 39 | -32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 39 | ||
| 24nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 27 | -46 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 44 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1982 | Mansfield Town | Deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player. |