Football League Third Division 1984/85
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Bradford City | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 94 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Millwall | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 90 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Hull City | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 78 | 49 | +29 | 87 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Gillingham | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 80 | 62 | +18 | 83 | - |
| 5th | Bristol City | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 81 | - |
| 6th | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 75 | - |
| 7th | Derby County | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 70 | - |
| 8th | York City | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 69 | - |
| 9th | Reading | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 69 | - |
| 10th | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 68 | - |
| 11th | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 67 | - |
| 12th | Rotherham United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 65 | - |
| 13th | Brentford | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 64 | -2 | 62 | - |
| 14th | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 72 | 74 | -2 | 59 | - |
| 15th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 59 | - |
| 16th | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 60 | 64 | -4 | 59 | - |
| 17th | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 69 | 75 | -6 | 54 | - |
| 18th | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 67 | -12 | 52 | - |
| 19th | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 51 | - |
| 20th | Swansea City | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 53 | 80 | -27 | 47 | - |
| 21st | Burnley | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 60 | 73 | -13 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Leyton Orient | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 51 | 76 | -25 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Preston North End | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 51 | 100 | -49 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Cambridge United | 46 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 95 | -58 | 21 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Notts County were Relegated from the Second Division |
| ▼Cardiff City were Relegated from the Second Division |
| ▼Wolverhampton Wanderers were Relegated from the Second Division |
| ▲Bradford City were Promoted to the Second Division |
| ▲Millwall were Promoted to the Second Division |
| ▲Hull City were Promoted to the Second Division |
| ▼Burnley were Relegated to the Fourth Division |
| ▼Orient were Relegated to the Fourth Division |
| ▼Preston North End were Relegated to the Fourth Division |
| ▼Cambridge United Relegated to the Fourth Division |
| ▲Chesterfield were Promoted from the Fourth Division |
| ▲Blackpool were Promoted from the Fourth Division |
| ▲Darlington were Promoted from the Fourth Division |
| ▲Bury were Promoted from the Fourth Division |