# 1984–85 Football League

The 1984–85 season was the 86th completed season of The Football League.

## Final league tables and results

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website, with home and away statistics separated.
During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.

## First Division

Howard Kendall's Everton side beat neighbours Liverpool to the league championship by thirteen points with five games to spare, while Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United followed closely behind. Kendall's team also collected the Cup Winners' Cup. Southampton completed the top five, but long-serving manager Lawrie McMenemy then delivered a major surprise by resigning as manager to take over at relegated Sunderland.
The season marked the return of Sheffield Wednesday to the First Division after 14 years away, Newcastle United after six years away, and Chelsea after five years. All three sides secured First Division survival comfortably.
Stoke City finished bottom of the First Division with just three league wins all season and just 17 points – a record low under the 3 points for a win system in any division, which would stand for twenty-one years. Norwich City and Sunderland – the two League Cup finalists – occupied the two other relegation places.
Liverpool manager Joe Fagan retired after the season and striker Kenny Dalglish was appointed player-manager.
The First Division's leading scorers this season were Gary Lineker at Leicester City and Kerry Dixon at Chelsea, with both players scoring 24 league goals.

### Final table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 90 | Disqualified from the European Cup |
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 77 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 77 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 76 | Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 68 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
| 6 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 66 | |
| 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 66 | |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 65 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 64 | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 56 | |
| 11 | Watford | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 81 | 71 | +10 | 55 | |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 55 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 54 | |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 52 | |
| 15 | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 51 | |
| 16 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 51 | |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 50 | |
| 18 | Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 50 | |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 50 | |
| 20 | Norwich City (R) | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 49 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 21 | Sunderland (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 40 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Stoke City (R) | 42 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 91 | −67 | 17 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* ↑ Manchester United would have qualified as FA Cup winners.
* ↑ Since the FA Cup winners, Manchester United, would have qualified for the UEFA Cup based on league position, this would have been passed down to the next best-placed team, Southampton.
* ↑ Norwich City would have qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

### First Division results

| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | CHE | COV | EVE | IPS | LEI | LIV | LUT | MUN | NEW | NWC | NOT | QPR | SHW | SOU | STK | SUN | TOT | WAT | WBA | WHU |
| Arsenal | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Aston Villa | 0–0 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Chelsea | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 6–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Coventry City | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Everton | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Ipswich Town | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Leicester City | 1–4 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Liverpool | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Luton Town | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Manchester United | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Newcastle United | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Norwich City | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–5 | 2–2 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Southampton | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–3 |
| Stoke City | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–4 |
| Sunderland | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Watford | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–5 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 5–0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 5–1 |
| West Ham United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Newcastle United | Arthur Cox | Signed by Derby County | 28 May 1984 | Pre-season | Jack Charlton | 19 July 1984 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Terry Venables | Signed by Barcelona | 30 May 1984 | Pre-season | Alan Mullery | 20 June 1984 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Keith Burkinshaw | Resigned | 31 May 1984 | Pre-season | Peter Shreeves | 1 June 1984 |
| Aston Villa | Tony Barton | Sacked | 5 June 1984 | Pre-season | Graham Turner | 2 July 1984 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Alan Mullery | Sacked | 5 December 1984 | 13th | Frank Sibley | 5 December 1984 |
| Coventry City | Bobby Gould | Sacked | 28 December 1984 | 21st | Don Mackay | 28 December 1984 |
| Stoke City | Bill Asprey | Resigned | 2 April 1985 | 22nd | Tony Lacey (caretaker) | 2 April 1985 |

### First Division maps
## Second Division

Jim Smith's Oxford United side won a successive promotion as Second Division champions and reached the First Division after just 23 years as Football League members. Following them into the big time were Birmingham City and Manchester City.
Slipping out of the league’s second tier were Cardiff City, joined by Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers – both relegated for the second season in succession. Veteran manager Tommy Docherty had tried his hand at reversing financially troubled Wolves' rapid decline at Molineux, but without success.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Oxford United (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 36 | +48 | 84 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Birmingham City (P) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 82 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Manchester City (P) | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 74 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 74 | |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 73 | |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 72 | |
| 7 | Leeds United | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 69 | |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 65 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 65 | |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 62 | |
| 11 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 58 | |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 58 | |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 55 | |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 53 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 48 | |
| 16 | Carlisle United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 47 | |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 45 | |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 44 | |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 40 | |
| 20 | Notts County (R) | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 37 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 21 | Cardiff City (R) | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 35 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 79 | −42 | 33 | Relegation to the Third Division |

### Second Division results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BLB | B&HA | CAR | CRL | CHA | CRY | FUL | GRI | HUD | LEE | MCI | MID | NTC | OLD | OXF | POR | SHU | SHR | WDN | WOL |
| Barnsley | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 |
| Birmingham City | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| Cardiff City | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Carlisle United | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 |
| Charlton Athletic | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Crystal Palace | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–0 |
| Fulham | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Grimsby Town | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | | 5–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Leeds United | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 |
| Manchester City | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Middlesbrough | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
| Notts County | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Oxford United | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Portsmouth | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Sheffield United | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Wimbledon | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | | 1–1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |

### Second Division maps
## Third Division

Bradford City's Third Division championship glory was overshadowed on the final day of the season when a fire at their Valley Parade ground killed 56 spectators – including two followers of their opponents Lincoln City.
The other two promotion places in the Third Division were occupied by Millwall and Hull City.
Going down from the Third Division were Cambridge United (who won just four games all season), Orient, Burnley and Preston North End. Burnley and Preston were founder members of the Football League who had reached great heights in the past – just 25 years ago Burnley had been league champions. Those successes were now very much a distant memory as all three clubs slid into the league's fourth tier for the first time.
Swansea City, who had finished sixth in the First Division just three years earlier, continued to suffer as a result of their financial problems as they narrowly avoided a third successive relegation.
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 22 | +32 | 94 | Division Champions, promoted. |
| 2 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | +31 | 90 | Promoted |
| 3 | Hull City | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 29 | +29 | 87 | Promoted |
| 4 | Gillingham | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 33 | +18 | 83 | |
| 5 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 28 | +27 | 81 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 35 | +18 | 75 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 34 | +11 | 70 | |
| 8 | York City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 35 | +13 | 69 | |
| 9 | Reading | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 33 | +6 | 69 | |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 30 | +11 | 68 | |
| 11 | Walsall | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 30 | +6 | 67 | |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 65 | |
| 13 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 37 | −2 | 62 | |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 41 | −2 | 59 | |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 42 | −3 | 59 | |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 42 | −4 | 59 | |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 53 | −6 | 54 | |
| 18 | Newport County | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 52 | |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 31 | −1 | 51 | |
| 20 | Swansea City | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 41 | −27 | 47 | |
| 21 | Burnley | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 49 | −13 | 46 | Relegated |
| 22 | Orient | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 40 | −25 | 46 | Relegated |
| 23 | Preston North End | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 59 | −49 | 46 | Relegated |
| 24 | Cambridge United | 46 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 47 | −58 | 21 | Relegated |
* 1 2 Bradford City v. Lincoln City was abandoned after 40 mins; the result (0–0) stood.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BOL | BOU | BRA | BRE | BRC | BRR | BUR | CAM | DER | DON | GIL | HUL | LEY | LIN | MIL | NPC | PLY | PNE | REA | ROT | SWA | WAL | WIG | YOR |
| Bolton Wanderers | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 7–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Bournemouth | 4–0 | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Bradford City | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 5–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| Brentford | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Bristol City | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Burnley | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Cambridge United | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Derby County | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Gillingham | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Hull City | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Orient | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–5 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Lincoln City | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Millwall | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Newport County | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 6–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Preston North End | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 2–4 |
| Reading | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Rotherham United | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 |
| Swansea City | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Walsall | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 1–2 |
| York City | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |

### Third Division maps
## Fourth Division

Chesterfield, Blackpool, Darlington and Bury were promoted to the Third Division after occupying the Fourth Division's top four places.
The bottom four clubs, Halifax Town, Stockport County, Northampton Town (who had spent a season in the First Division some 20 years earlier) and Torquay United, all retained their league status after a successful re-election campaign at the expense of Bath City, who were placed 4th in the Alliance Premier League and were the highest placed team there that would have met the Football League's requirements. Re-election results are given at the end of this article.
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Chesterfield | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +29 | 91 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +34 | 86 | Promoted |
| 3 | Darlington | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 27 | +17 | 85 | Promoted |
| 4 | Bury | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | +26 | 84 | Promoted |
| 5 | Hereford United | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +18 | 77 | |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 45 | +17 | 75 | |
| 7 | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +22 | 74 | |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 37 | +4 | 72 | |
| 9 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 29 | +21 | 71 | |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 41 | −4 | 66 | |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 32 | +1 | 62 | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 35 | +2 | 60 | |
| 13 | Aldershot | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 43 | −7 | 59 | |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 23 | +3 | 57 | |
| 15 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 43 | −3 | 54 | |
| 16 | Chester City | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 42 | −12 | 54 | |
| 17 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 39 | −14 | 53 | |
| 18 | Exeter City | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 52 | −22 | 53 | |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 38 | −13 | 52 | |
| 20 | Southend United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −25 | 50 | |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 37 | −27 | 50 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Stockport County | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 53 | −21 | 47 | Re-elected |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 46 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 47 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Torquay United | 46 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 39 | −25 | 41 | Re-elected |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALD | BLP | BRY | CHE | CHF | COL | CRE | DAR | EXE | HAL | HAR | HER | MAN | NOR | PET | PTV | ROC | SCU | STD | STP | SWI | TOR | TRA | WRE |
| Aldershot | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Blackpool | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Bury | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Chester City | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 |
| Chesterfield | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Colchester United | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 |
| Darlington | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Exeter City | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Halifax Town | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Hartlepool United | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
| Hereford United | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Mansfield Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Northampton Town | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Peterborough United | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Port Vale | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Rochdale | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 5–2 |
| Southend United | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Stockport County | 6–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Swindon Town | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Torquay United | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 4–3 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 4–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | | 3–1 |
| Wrexham | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |

### Fourth Division maps
## Election/re-election to the Football League

This year the top three teams in the 1984–85 Alliance Premier League, Wealdstone, Nuneaton Borough and Dartford, could not apply for election because they did not meet Football League requirements, so fourth-placed Bath City won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1984–85 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:
| Club | Final Position | Votes |
| Northampton Town | 23rd (Fourth Division) | 52 |
| Stockport County | 22nd (Fourth Division) | 50 |
| Torquay United | 24th (Fourth Division) | 50 |
| Halifax Town | 21st (Fourth Division) | 48 |
| Bath City | 4th (Alliance Premier League) | 8 |
As a result of this, all four Football League teams were re-elected, and Bath City were denied membership of the Football League.

## Attendances
### First Division

| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 42,881 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 21 | 34,444 |
| 3 | Everton FC | 21 | 31,984 |
| 4 | Arsenal FC | 21 | 31,205 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 28,930 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 27,781 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 21 | 26,228 |
| 8 | Chelsea FC | 21 | 23,065 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 21 | 18,433 |
| 10 | Sunderland AFC | 21 | 18,347 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 21 | 18,318 |
| 12 | Watford FC | 21 | 18,246 |
| 13 | Southampton FC | 21 | 18,046 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 17,220 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 16,781 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 21 | 15,100 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 21 | 14,546 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 14,000 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 13,849 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 21 | 12,848 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 21 | 10,816 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 21 | 10,700 |

### Second Division

| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | Manchester City | 21 | 24,220 |
| 2 | Portsmouth FC | 21 | 15,185 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 21 | 15,161 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 21 | 12,733 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 21 | 12,055 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 11,798 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 21 | 10,577 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 9,648 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 8,375 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 7,238 |
| 11 | Barnsley FC | 21 | 7,225 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 6,458 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 21 | 6,446 |
| 14 | Notts County | 21 | 6,211 |
| 15 | Fulham FC | 21 | 6,179 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 5,135 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 5,104 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 4,715 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 4,713 |
| 20 | Wimbledon FC | 21 | 4,391 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 21 | 4,363 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 21 | 4,016 |