| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 74 | 18 | 83 * | 56 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 40 | 76 | 37 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 69 | 9 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 47 | 64 | 18 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 53 | 62 | 11 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 45 | 59 * | 13 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 53 | 46 | 56 | 7 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 50 | 54 | 15 |
| 9 | Everton | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 4 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 1 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 69 | 49 | -11 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 46 | -9 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 46 | -19 |
| 14 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 69 | 45 | -11 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 64 | 45 | -23 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 49 | 44 | -7 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 58 | 41 | -12 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 61 | 37 | -19 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 60 | 34 | -22 |
| 20 | Derby County | 38 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 75 | 24 | -38 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Sun 19 May 1991 | Brighton & Hove Albion v Millwall | 4โ1 | aet | Goldstone Ground ยท 15,390 |
| Sun 19 May 1991 | Middlesbrough v Notts County | 1โ1 | aet | Ayresome Park ยท 22,343 |
| Wed 22 May 1991 | Millwall v Brighton & Hove Albion | 1โ2 | aet | The Old Den ยท 17,370 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion 6โ2 Millwall (on aggregate โ Brighton & Hove Albion advance) | ||||
| Wed 22 May 1991 | Notts County v Middlesbrough | 1โ0 | aet | Meadow Lane ยท 18,249 |
| Middlesbrough 1โ2 Notts County (on aggregate โ Notts County advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Sun 2 Jun 1991 | Brighton & Hove Albion v Notts County | 1โ3 | aet | Wembley Stadium ยท 59,940 |
| ๐ Notts County promoted to the First Division | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 83 | 53 | 88 | 30 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 34 | 87 | 26 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 80 | 51 | 82 | 29 |
| 4 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 55 | 80 | 21 |
| 5 | Millwall | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 70 | 51 | 73 | 19 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 63 | 69 | 70 | -6 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 47 | 69 | 19 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 48 | 69 | 15 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 68 | 71 | 67 | -3 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 3 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 56 | 59 | -7 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 35 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 0 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 59 | 58 | -3 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 60 | 68 | 57 | -8 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 56 | 64 | 57 | -8 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 57 | 61 | 56 | -4 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 70 | 53 | -12 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 48 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 54 | 68 | 53 | -14 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 66 | 52 | -15 |
| 20 | Watford | 46 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 59 | 51 | -14 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 65 | 73 | 50 | -8 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 60 | 83 | 50 | -23 |
| 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 61 | 48 | -9 |
| 24 | Hull City | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 53 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 57 | 85 | 45 | -28 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Sun 19 May 1991 | Bury v Bolton Wanderers | 1โ1 | aet | Gigg Lane ยท 8,000 |
| Sun 19 May 1991 | Brentford v Tranmere Rovers | 2โ2 | aet | Griffin Park ยท 9,330 |
| Wed 22 May 1991 | Bolton Wanderers v Bury | 1โ0 | aet | Burnden Park ยท 19,198 |
| Bolton Wanderers 2โ1 Bury (on aggregate โ Bolton Wanderers advance) | ||||
| Wed 22 May 1991 | Tranmere Rovers v Brentford | 1โ0 | aet | Prenton Park ยท 11,438 |
| Brentford 2โ3 Tranmere Rovers (on aggregate โ Tranmere Rovers advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Sat 1 Jun 1991 | Bolton Wanderers v Tranmere Rovers | 0โ1 | aet | Wembley Stadium ยท 30,217 |
| ๐ Tranmere Rovers promoted to the Second Division | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Cambridge United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 45 | 86 | 30 |
| 2 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 51 | 85 | 16 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 34 | 83 | 32 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 50 | 83 | 14 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 46 | 78 | 18 |
| 6 | Brentford | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 47 | 76 | 12 |
| 7 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 67 | 56 | 73 | 11 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 54 | 70 | 8 |
| 9 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 58 | 70 | 0 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 54 | 69 | 17 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 51 | 67 | 6 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 45 | 49 | 65 | -4 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 58 | 64 | -3 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 59 | 60 | -4 |
| 15 | Reading | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 66 | 59 | -13 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 58 | 52 | 57 | 6 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 67 | 56 | -13 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 61 | 68 | 52 | -7 |
| 19 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 58 | 51 | -12 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 72 | 48 | -23 |
| 21 | Fulham | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 56 | 46 | -15 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 62 | 80 | 44 | -18 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 46 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 87 | 42 | -37 |
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 42 | 63 | 38 | -21 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Sun 19 May 1991 | Torquay United v Burnley | 2โ0 | aet | Plainmoor ยท 5,600 |
| Sun 19 May 1991 | Scunthorpe United v Blackpool | 1โ1 | aet | Glanford Park ยท 6,536 |
| Wed 22 May 1991 | Burnley v Torquay United | 1โ0 | aet | Turf Moor ยท 13,620 |
| Burnley 1โ2 Torquay United (on aggregate โ Torquay United advance) | ||||
| Wed 22 May 1991 | Blackpool v Scunthorpe United | 2โ1 | aet | Bloomfield Road ยท 7,596 |
| Blackpool 3โ2 Scunthorpe United (on aggregate โ Blackpool advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Fri 31 May 1991 | Blackpool v Torquay United | 2โ2 | aet (4-5 pens) | Wembley Stadium ยท 21,615 |
| ๐ Torquay United promoted to the Third Division | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 68 | 38 | 83 | 30 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 84 | 47 | 82 | 37 |
| 3 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 67 | 48 | 82 | 19 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 67 | 45 | 80 | 22 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 78 | 47 | 79 | 31 |
| 6 | Burnley | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 70 | 51 | 79 | 19 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 64 | 47 | 72 | 17 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 62 | 71 | 9 |
| 9 | Scarborough | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 56 | 69 | 3 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 58 | 67 | -1 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 46 | 65 | 10 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 53 | 62 | -3 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 54 | 60 | -11 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 61 | 59 | -11 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 57 | 60 | 54 | -3 |
| 16 | Walsall | 46 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 51 | 53 | -3 |
| 17 | Hereford | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 58 | 53 | -5 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 62 | 53 | -15 |
| 19 | Maidstone United | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 66 | 71 | 51 | -5 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 59 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 47 | 89 | 48 | -42 |
| 21 | York City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 57 | 46 | -12 |
| 22 | FC Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 50 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 79 | 46 | -20 |
| 23 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 58 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 61 | 101 | 41 | -40 |
| 24 | Wrexham | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 40 | -26 |