| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Sheffield United | 45 | 93 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 26 | ||
| 2nonMover | Wigan Athletic | 45 | 91 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 26 | ||
| 3nonMover | Bradford City | 45 | 88 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 22 | ||
| 4nonMover | Bournemouth | 44 | 86 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 15 | ||
| 5nonMover | Peterborough United | 45 | 82 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 35 | ||
| 6nonMover | Colchester United | 45 | 69 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 33 | ||
| 7nonMover | Hull City | 45 | 68 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 38 | ||
| 8nonMover | Port Vale | 45 | 67 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 32 | ||
| 9nonMover | Hereford United | 45 | 66 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 32 | ||
| 10nonMover | Bury | 44 | 65 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 33 | ||
| 11nonMover | Darlington | 44 | 57 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 34 | ||
| 12nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 57 | -6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 30 | ||
| 13nonMover | Blackpool | 44 | 54 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 34 | ||
| 14nonMover | Torquay United | 44 | 54 | -10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 31 | ||
| 15nonMover | Hartlepool United | 45 | 54 | -11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 48 | ||
| 16nonMover | Aldershot | 45 | 51 | -13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 39 | ||
| 17nonMover | York City | 44 | 49 | -20 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 51 | ||
| 18nonMover | Stockport County | 45 | 48 | -19 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 39 | ||
| 19nonMover | Halifax Town | 45 | 48 | -21 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 42 | ||
| 20nonMover | Mansfield Town * | 45 | 47 | -16 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 42 | ||
| 21nonMover | Rochdale | 45 | 43 | -14 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 40 | ||
| 22nonMover | Northampton Town | 45 | 42 | -25 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 52 | ||
| 23nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 41 | -36 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 43 | ||
| 24nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 27 | -53 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 52 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1982 | Mansfield Town | Deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player. |