| Champions: | Liverpool | | Premier League runners-up: | Wrexham | | Relegated: | York City |
| Crystal Palace |
| Port Vale | | Champions: | Blackpool | | Promoted: | Nottingham Forest | | Play-offs: | Millwall |
| Shrewsbury Town |
| Accrington Stan. |
| Bolton Wanderers | | Relegated: | Birmingham City |
| Hartlepool United |
| Oldham Athletic | | Champions: | Leeds United | | Promoted: | Newcastle United | | Play-offs: | Exeter City |
| Stevenage |
| Morecambe |
| Brighton & HA | | Relegated: | Leyton Orient |
| Huddersfield Town |
| Mansfield Town |
| Forest Green | | Champions: | Preston North End | | Promoted: | Leicester City |
| Hereford | | Play-offs: | Burnley |
| West Ham United |
| Sheffield Weds. |
| Wigan Athletic | | Relegated: | Reading | | Winners: | Notts County | | FA Cup runners-up: | Macclesfield FC | | Winners: | AFC Wimbledon | | League Cup runners-up: | Coventry City | | Winners: | Leeds United | | League Trophy runners-up: | Brentford | | Winners: | Liverpool | | Champions League runners-up: | Tottenham Hotspur | | Winners: | FC Halifax Town | | Europa League runners-up: | Macclesfield FC |
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