| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Luton | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 87:48 | 39 | 98 | |
| 2. | Hull | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80:53 | 27 | 86 | |
| 3. | Tranmere | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 73:55 | 18 | 79 | |
| 4. | Brentford | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 57:60 | -3 | 75 | |
| 5. | Sheffield Wed | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 77:59 | 18 | 72 | |
| 6. | Hartlepool | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 76:66 | 10 | 71 | |
| 7. | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 74:57 | 17 | 70 | |
| 8. | Bournemouth | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 77:64 | 13 | 70 | |
| 9. | Huddersfield | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74:65 | 9 | 70 | |
| 10. | Doncaster | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 65:60 | 5 | 66 | |
| 11. | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 64:62 | 2 | 65 | |
| 12. | Swindon | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 66:68 | -2 | 63 | |
| 13. | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 69:64 | 5 | 61 | |
| 14. | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 65:69 | -4 | 60 | |
| 15. | Colchester | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 60:50 | 10 | 59 | |
| 16. | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 54:59 | -5 | 57 | |
| 17. | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 55:62 | -7 | 57 | |
| 18. | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 49:59 | -10 | 56 | |
| 19. | Oldham | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 60:73 | -13 | 52 | |
| 20. | MK Dons | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54:68 | -14 | 51 | |
| 21. | Torquay | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55:79 | -24 | 51 | |
| 22. | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 62:80 | -18 | 43 | |
| 23. | Peterborough | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 49:73 | -24 | 39 | |
| 24. | Stockport County | 46 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 49:98 | -49 | 26 |