Football League Fourth Division 1964/65
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 102 | 57 | 1.789 | 63 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Millwall | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 78 | 45 | 1.733 | 62 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | York City | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 91 | 56 | 1.625 | 62 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Oxford United | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 87 | 44 | 1.977 | 61 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 99 | 56 | 1.768 | 60 | - |
| 6th | Rochdale | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 53 | 1.396 | 58 | - |
| 7th | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 86 | 62 | 1.387 | 57 | - |
| 8th | Chester | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 119 | 81 | 1.469 | 56 | - |
| 9th | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 84 | 72 | 1.167 | 51 | - |
| 10th | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 90 | 81 | 1.111 | 49 | - |
| 11th | Torquay United | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 70 | 1.000 | 49 | - |
| 12th | Chesterfield | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 70 | 0.829 | 48 | - |
| 13th | Notts County | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 73 | 0.836 | 44 | - |
| 14th | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 84 | 92 | 0.913 | 43 | - |
| 15th | Hartlepools United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 85 | 0.718 | 43 | - |
| 16th | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 85 | 81 | 1.049 | 42 | - |
| 17th | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 84 | 87 | 0.966 | 42 | - |
| 18th | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 64 | 84 | 0.762 | 37 | - |
| 19th | Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 70 | 88 | 0.795 | 32 | - |
| 20th | Southport | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 58 | 89 | 0.652 | 32 | - |
| 21st | Barrow | 46 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 59 | 105 | 0.562 | 30 | Re-Elected |
| 22nd | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 58 | 99 | 0.586 | 28 | Re-Elected |
| 23rd | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 54 | 103 | 0.524 | 28 | Re-Elected |
| 24th | Stockport County | 46 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 44 | 87 | 0.506 | 27 | Re-Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 14 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 48 | Lincoln City | Re Elected to the League |
| 45 | Stockport County | Re Elected to the League |
| 41 | Barrow | Re Elected to the League |
| 41 | Halifax Town | Re Elected to the League |
| 4 | Bedford Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 4 | Gateshead | Not Elected to the League |
| 3 | Guildford City | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Hereford United | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Cambridge United | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Morecambe | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Romford | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | South Shields | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Wellington Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Wimbledon | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Bexley United | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Corby Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | New Brighton | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Luton Town were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Port Vale were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Colchester United were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Barnsley were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Brighton & Hove Albion were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Millwall were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲York City were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Oxford United were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ♦ Barrow were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Lincoln City were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Halifax Town were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Stockport County were Re-Elected to the League |