| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Chesterfield | 29 | 51 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | ||
| 2nonMover | Carlisle United | 26 | 49 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | ||
| 3nonMover | Fulham | 27 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | ||
| 4nonMover | Burnley | 28 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | ||
| 5nonMover | Oxford United | 26 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | ||
| 6nonMover | Walsall | 29 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 7nonMover | Southend United | 29 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 8nonMover | Millwall | 28 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | ||
| 9nonMover | Bristol Rovers * | 30 | 41 | -4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | ||
| 10nonMover | Reading | 30 | 41 | -6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | ||
| 11nonMover | Lincoln City | 28 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | ||
| 12nonMover | Gillingham | 27 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | ||
| 13nonMover | Brentford | 29 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | ||
| 14nonMover | Plymouth Argyle | 30 | 36 | -1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | ||
| 15nonMover | Huddersfield Town | 29 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | ||
| 16nonMover | Newport County | 28 | 33 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | ||
| 17nonMover | Portsmouth | 29 | 33 | -3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | ||
| 18nonMover | Bristol City | 28 | 33 | -5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 19nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 33 | -6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | ||
| 20nonMover | Swindon Town | 28 | 33 | -6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 21nonMover | Exeter City | 28 | 33 | -13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 35 | ||
| 22nonMover | Preston North End | 28 | 32 | -10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | ||
| 23nonMover | Chester | 28 | 27 | -15 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 27 | ||
| 24nonMover | Wimbledon | 27 | 27 | -19 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 34 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1982 | Bristol Rovers | Deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player. |