1981/82
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town (C) | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 86 | 46 | 40 | 88 |
| 2 | Watford (P) | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 76 | 42 | 34 | 80 |
| 3 | Norwich City (P) | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 50 | 14 | 71 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 70 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 43 | 22 | 69 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 41 | 18 | 67 |
| 7 | Rotherham United | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 66 | 54 | 12 | 67 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 66 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 62 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 59 |
| 11 | Oldham Athetic | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 59 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 57 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 51 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 48 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 48 |
| 16 | Derby County | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 68 | -15 | 48 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 65 | -12 | 46 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 57 | -20 | 46 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 61 | -22 | 46 |
| 20 | Cardiff City (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 61 | -16 | 44 |
| 21 | Wrexham (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 56 | -16 | 44 |
| 22 | Orient (R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 39 |