| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Lincoln City | 37 | 61 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 19 | ||
| 2nonMover | Fulham | 35 | 60 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | ||
| 3nonMover | Carlisle United | 35 | 60 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 23 | ||
| 4nonMover | Reading | 38 | 57 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | ||
| 5nonMover | Burnley | 35 | 56 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 23 | ||
| 6nonMover | Chesterfield | 36 | 56 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 22 | ||
| 7nonMover | Gillingham | 36 | 54 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 8nonMover | Oxford United | 34 | 53 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | ||
| 9nonMover | Southend United | 36 | 51 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 10nonMover | Brentford | 36 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | ||
| 11nonMover | Huddersfield Town | 37 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | ||
| 12nonMover | Millwall | 34 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | ||
| 13nonMover | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 48 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 25 | ||
| 14nonMover | Bristol Rovers * | 37 | 48 | -6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 30 | ||
| 15nonMover | Walsall | 36 | 46 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | ||
| 16nonMover | Exeter City | 36 | 46 | -13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 40 | ||
| 17nonMover | Portsmouth | 36 | 45 | -2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 29 | ||
| 18nonMover | Preston North End | 35 | 44 | -8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 29 | ||
| 19nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 43 | -13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 39 | ||
| 20nonMover | Newport County | 36 | 40 | -5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 29 | ||
| 21nonMover | Swindon Town | 34 | 39 | -8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 22nonMover | Bristol City | 35 | 34 | -15 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | ||
| 23nonMover | Wimbledon | 33 | 33 | -18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 40 | ||
| 24nonMover | Chester | 35 | 31 | -24 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 37 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1982 | Bristol Rovers | Deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player. |