| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Wigan Athletic | 30 | 61 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 2nonMover | Sheffield United | 29 | 59 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | ||
| 3nonMover | Peterborough United | 29 | 58 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 4nonMover | Bournemouth | 30 | 58 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 5nonMover | Bradford City | 29 | 57 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 16 | ||
| 6nonMover | Bury | 30 | 55 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 21 | ||
| 7nonMover | Colchester United | 29 | 53 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | ||
| 8nonMover | Port Vale | 31 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | ||
| 9nonMover | Blackpool | 30 | 45 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 10nonMover | Torquay United | 30 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 11nonMover | Aldershot | 30 | 40 | -6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | ||
| 12nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 32 | 37 | -8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | ||
| 13nonMover | Hartlepool United | 30 | 36 | -6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 32 | ||
| 14nonMover | Hull City | 28 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | ||
| 15nonMover | Hereford United | 27 | 34 | -4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | ||
| 16nonMover | Darlington | 30 | 34 | -7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | ||
| 17nonMover | Stockport County | 28 | 31 | -9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 18nonMover | Mansfield Town * | 31 | 28 | -15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | ||
| 19nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 28 | -21 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | ||
| 20nonMover | York City | 28 | 27 | -22 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 31 | ||
| 21nonMover | Halifax Town | 29 | 26 | -17 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 27 | ||
| 22nonMover | Rochdale | 28 | 23 | -14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | ||
| 23nonMover | Northampton Town | 30 | 21 | -26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 35 | ||
| 24nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 20 | -31 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 30 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1982 | Mansfield Town | Deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player. |