| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Colchester United | 19 | 41 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 2nonMover | Sheffield United | 19 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 3nonMover | Bournemouth | 20 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | ||
| 4nonMover | Bradford City | 17 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 5nonMover | Bury | 18 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 6nonMover | Peterborough United | 18 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 7nonMover | Wigan Athletic | 19 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 8nonMover | Port Vale | 19 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 9nonMover | Torquay United | 20 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 10nonMover | Blackpool | 18 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 11nonMover | Stockport County | 18 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 12nonMover | Hartlepool United | 18 | 22 | -4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | ||
| 13nonMover | Aldershot | 18 | 21 | -10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 14nonMover | Hull City | 18 | 20 | -3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20 | ||
| 15nonMover | Darlington | 18 | 20 | -5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 16nonMover | Hereford United | 18 | 19 | -6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | ||
| 17nonMover | York City | 18 | 19 | -11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 18nonMover | Rochdale | 18 | 18 | -9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 19nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 18 | -9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | ||
| 20nonMover | Halifax Town | 19 | 16 | -15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 21nonMover | Mansfield Town * | 19 | 15 | -10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | ||
| 22nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 14 | -16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | ||
| 23nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 13 | -21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 24nonMover | Northampton Town | 19 | 11 | -21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1982 | Mansfield Town | Deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player. |