# 1957–58 Football League

The 1957–58 season was the 59th completed season of The Football League. The first division title went to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the second time, while Sunderland were relegated to the second division for the first time in the club's history, after 57 consecutive seasons in the top flight of English football. The season was marred by the Munich air disaster, in which eight Manchester United players died as a result of the crash with two others suffering career-ending injuries. Manchester United were chasing a hat-trick of league championships, but they dropped 21 points in 14 matches after the Munich crash and finished 21 points behind the champions Wolves.
This was the final season in which the Football League was organized into two regional sections on the third tier. Following the season, the bottom twelve clubs of Third Division North and South were assigned to the new, national Fourth Division. The clubs placed second through twelfth, in addition to the two clubs relegated from the Second Division, joined the re-organized national Third Division.

## Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.

## First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C) | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 103 | 47 | 2.191 | 64 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Preston North End | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 51 | 1.961 | 59 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 93 | 77 | 1.208 | 51 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 92 | 70 | 1.314 | 50 | |
| 5 | Manchester City | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 104 | 100 | 1.040 | 49 | |
| 6 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 80 | 74 | 1.081 | 47 | |
| 7 | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 80 | 67 | 1.194 | 44 | |
| 8 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 63 | 1.095 | 44 | |
| 9 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 75 | 1.133 | 43 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 69 | 63 | 1.095 | 42 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 11 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 83 | 79 | 1.051 | 42 | |
| 12 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 85 | 0.859 | 39 | |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 89 | 0.854 | 39 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 0.849 | 39 | |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 87 | 0.747 | 38 | |
| 16 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 75 | 0.867 | 37 | |
| 17 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 37 | |
| 18 | Leicester City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 91 | 112 | 0.813 | 33 | |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 81 | 0.901 | 32 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 88 | 0.830 | 32 | |
| 21 | Sunderland (R) | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 97 | 0.557 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday (R) | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 69 | 92 | 0.750 | 31 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLP | BOL | BUR | CHE | EVE | LEE | LEI | LUT | MCI | MUN | NEW | NOT | POR | PNE | SHW | SUN | TOT | WBA | WOL |
| Arsenal | | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Aston Villa | 3–0 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Birmingham City | 4–1 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 1–5 |
| Blackpool | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Burnley | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 7–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Chelsea | 0–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 6–1 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Everton | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Leeds United | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Leicester City | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 8–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 |
| Luton Town | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 |
| Manchester City | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–4 |
| Manchester United | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 |
| Newcastle United | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Portsmouth | 5–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Preston North End | 3–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–4 | | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Sunderland | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | 6–2 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 9–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | | 0–3 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |

### Maps
## Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | West Ham United (C, P) | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 101 | 54 | 1.870 | 57 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers (P) | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 93 | 57 | 1.632 | 56 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 107 | 69 | 1.551 | 55 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 54 | 1.463 | 54 | |
| 5 | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 97 | 59 | 1.644 | 52 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 75 | 50 | 1.500 | 52 | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 45 | |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 68 | 69 | 0.986 | 44 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 66 | 0.955 | 44 | |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 85 | 80 | 1.063 | 42 | |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 75 | 73 | 1.027 | 42 | |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | 41 | |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 86 | 83 | 1.036 | 40 | |
| 14 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 74 | 0.946 | 40 | |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 37 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 81 | 0.741 | 36 | |
| 17 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 88 | 0.716 | 35 | |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 65 | 101 | 0.644 | 33 | |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 99 | 0.727 | 31 | |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 82 | 0.671 | 31 | |
| 21 | Notts County (R) | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 44 | 80 | 0.550 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 56 | 88 | 0.636 | 27 | Relegation to the Third Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BLB | BRI | BRR | CAR | CHA | DER | DON | FUL | GRI | HUD | IPS | LEY | LIN | LIV | MID | NTC | ROT | SHU | STK | SWA | WHU |
| Barnsley | | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Bristol City | 5–0 | 0–0 | | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–7 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Cardiff City | 7–0 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Charlton Athletic | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 7–6 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Derby County | 1–4 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–6 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Fulham | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Grimsby Town | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | 0–2 | 7–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Ipswich Town | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | | 5–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Leyton Orient | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 |
| Lincoln City | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–6 |
| Liverpool | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Middlesbrough | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Notts County | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 |
| Rotherham United | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | | 1–6 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 |
| Sheffield United | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Stoke City | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | | 6–2 | 1–4 |
| Swansea Town | 4–2 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 6–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | | 3–2 |
| West Ham United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 6–2 | |

### Maps
## Third Division North

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 1.760 | 66 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 1.361 | 59 | |
| 3 | Bradford City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 1.490 | 57 | |
| 4 | Bury | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 1.516 | 56 | |
| 5 | Hull City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 47 | 1.164 | 53 | |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 50 | 1.087 | 52 | |
| 7 | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 49 | 1.203 | 51 | |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 1.029 | 51 | |
| 9 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 1.104 | 47 | |
| 10 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 1.179 | 46 | |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 1.079 | 46 | |
| 12 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 0.968 | 46 | Welsh Cup winners |
| 13 | York City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 50 | 0.895 | 46 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 14 | Gateshead | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 49 | 0.895 | 45 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 52 | 0.857 | 45 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 16 | Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 1.026 | 44 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 17 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 50 | 0.961 | 44 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 18 | Barrow | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 0.892 | 41 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 19 | Workington | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 48 | 0.889 | 41 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 20 | Darlington | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 64 | 0.876 | 41 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 21 | Chester | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 55 | 0.901 | 39 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 54 | 0.716 | 37 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 23 | Southport | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 48 | 0.591 | 28 | Re-elected, moved to 4th Division |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 52 | 0.505 | 23 | Re-elected, moved to 4th Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | BRW | BRA | BPA | BRY | CRL | CHE | CHF | CRE | DAR | GAT | HAL | HAR | HUL | MAN | OLD | ROC | SCU | SOU | STP | TRA | WRK | WRE | YOR |
| Accrington Stanley | | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Barrow | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Bradford City | 1–1 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–4 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Bury | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 8–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Carlisle United | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Chester | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 9–2 |
| Chesterfield | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–4 |
| Darlington | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Gateshead | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Halifax Town | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Hartlepools United | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Hull City | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 9–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Mansfield Town | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 6–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | | 4–4 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 |
| Rochdale | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Southport | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Stockport County | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 |
| Workington | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 4–2 | 0–0 |
| Wrexham | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–2 |
| York City | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |

### Maps
## Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 1.375 | 60 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 1.464 | 58 | |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 1.396 | 58 | |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 1.580 | 57 | |
| 5 | Reading | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 1.549 | 55 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 78 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 41 | 1.556 | 54 | |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 1.552 | 54 | |
| 8 | Norwich City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 1.071 | 53 | |
| 9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 50 | 1.095 | 51 | |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 0.985 | 50 | |
| 11 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 1.090 | 48 | |
| 12 | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 52 | 0.975 | 47 | |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 46 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 1.101 | 44 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 0.972 | 43 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 15 | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 1.155 | 42 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 50 | 0.766 | 42 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 0.690 | 40 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 18 | Aldershot | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 55 | 0.663 | 40 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 19 | Coventry City | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 57 | 0.753 | 39 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 20 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 51 | 0.813 | 37 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 21 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 0.662 | 35 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 57 | 0.642 | 35 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 23 | Millwall | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 55 | 0.692 | 31 | Re-elected, moved to 4th Division |
| 24 | Exeter City | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 64 | 0.576 | 31 | Re-elected, moved to 4th Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALD | B&BA | BRE | B&HA | COL | COV | CRY | EXE | GIL | MIL | NPC | NOR | NWC | PLY | PTV | QPR | REA | SHR | SOU | STD | SWI | TOR | WAL | WAT |
| Aldershot | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 5–1 | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Brentford | 4–2 | 4–2 | | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 |
| Colchester United | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Coventry City | 6–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 |
| Exeter City | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Gillingham | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Millwall | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| Newport County | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Northampton Town | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 9–0 | 3–1 | 7–2 | 0–3 | | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Norwich City | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Port Vale | 6–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Reading | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 5–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Southampton | 2–2 | 7–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 7–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| Southend United | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Swindon Town | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Torquay United | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Walsall | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–3 |
| Watford | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |

### Maps
## Attendances
### First Division

| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 46,073 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 42,942 |
| 3 | Arsenal FC | 21 | 39,835 |
| 4 | Everton FC | 21 | 39,157 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 21 | 38,430 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 37,317 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 21 | 36,241 |
| 8 | Sunderland AFC | 21 | 36,146 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 21 | 32,765 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 32,419 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 21 | 31,359 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 31,305 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 21 | 29,553 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 21 | 28,842 |
| 15 | Portsmouth FC | 21 | 28,499 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 21 | 25,012 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 21 | 24,920 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 22,757 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 21 | 22,251 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 22,029 |
| 21 | Blackpool FC | 21 | 21,406 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 21 | 18,419 |

### Second Division

| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | Liverpool FC | 21 | 38,476 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 21 | 24,854 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 24,398 |
| 4 | Fulham FC | 21 | 24,234 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 22,705 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 22,221 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 21 | 22,058 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 20,604 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 21 | 20,511 |
| 10 | Derby County | 21 | 19,830 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 21 | 19,243 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 18,285 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 21 | 15,845 |
| 14 | Swansea Town | 21 | 15,711 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 14,842 |
| 16 | Notts County | 21 | 14,470 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 14,166 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 14,152 |
| 19 | Barnsley FC | 21 | 13,969 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 11,129 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 21 | 10,179 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 21 | 10,147 |