| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City | 46 | 94 | +32 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 77 | 45 |
| 2 | Millwall | 46 | 90 | +31 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 73 | 42 |
| 3 | Hull City | 46 | 87 | +29 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 78 | 49 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 46 | 83 | +18 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 80 | 62 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 46 | 81 | +27 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 47 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 75 | +18 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 48 |
| 7 | Derby County | 46 | 70 | +11 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 54 |
| 8 | 46 | 69 | +13 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 57 | |
| 9 | Reading | 46 | 69 | +6 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 62 |
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 68 | +11 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 46 |
| 11 | Walsall | 46 | 67 | +6 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 52 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 46 | 65 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 55 |
| 13 | Brentford | 46 | 62 | -2 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 64 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 59 | -2 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 72 | 74 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 59 | -3 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 65 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 59 | -4 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 60 | 64 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 54 | -6 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 69 | 75 |
| 18 | Newport County | 46 | 52 | -12 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 67 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 46 | 51 | -1 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 50 | 51 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 46 | 47 | -27 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 53 | 80 |
| 21 | Burnley | 46 | 46 | -13 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 60 | 73 |
| 22 | Orient | 46 | 46 | -25 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 51 | 76 |
| 23 | Preston North End | 46 | 46 | -49 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 51 | 100 |
| 24 | Cambridge United | 46 | 21 | -58 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 95 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1984_1985/league_one/index.shtml.
