Canon Third Division 1984/1985
Historical league standings at 20th April 1985
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Bradford City | 41 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 36 | 87 | 32 |
| 2 | Hull City | 41 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 69 | 43 | 78 | 26 |
| 3 | Millwall | 40 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 36 | 76 | 24 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 55 | 70 | 11 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 39 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 40 | 69 | 24 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 40 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 40 | 69 | 19 |
| 7 | Rotherham United | 41 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 45 | 65 | 9 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 41 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 41 | 61 | 8 |
| 9 | Walsall | 40 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 47 | 61 | 7 |
| 10 | York City | 41 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 54 | 59 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County | 41 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 50 | 59 | 7 |
| 12 | Reading | 38 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 51 | 59 | 5 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 41 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 59 | 54 | -1 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 52 | 0 |
| 15 | Newport County | 40 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 54 | 51 | -4 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 63 | 65 | 50 | -2 |
| 17 | Brentford | 40 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 52 | 60 | 50 | -8 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 40 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 48 | 45 | -7 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 46 | 88 | 41 | -42 |
| 21 | Burnley | 41 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 68 | 39 | -13 |
| 22 | Orient | 41 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 47 | 73 | 39 | -26 |
| 23 | Swansea City | 40 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 47 | 73 | 39 | -26 |
| 24 | Cambridge United | 40 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 84 | 17 | -51 |



