| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wigan | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 52:18 | 34 | 51 | |
| 2. | Blackburn | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 36:20 | 16 | 45 | |
| 3. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 28:22 | 6 | 41 | |
| 4. | Scunthorpe | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 37:27 | 10 | 39 | |
| 5. | Charlton | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27:27 | 0 | 32 | |
| 6. | Bradford City | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29:35 | -6 | 32 | |
| 7. | Rotherham | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28:30 | -2 | 31 | |
| 8. | Gillingham | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24:29 | -5 | 30 | |
| 9. | Fleetwood | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 27:33 | -6 | 30 | |
| 10. | Portsmouth | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 24:35 | -11 | 27 | |
| 11. | Doncaster | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22:27 | -5 | 26 | |
| 12. | Plymouth | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21:29 | -8 | 26 | |
| 13. | Blackpool | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23:26 | -3 | 25 | |
| 14. | Peterborough | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 31:34 | -3 | 24 | |
| 15. | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22:28 | -6 | 23 | |
| 16. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27:34 | -7 | 23 | |
| 17. | Rochdale | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25:33 | -8 | 21 | |
| 18. | Northampton | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23:42 | -19 | 21 | |
| 19. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22:36 | -14 | 20 | |
| 20. | Oldham | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 27:42 | -15 | 20 | |
| 21. | Southend | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20:41 | -21 | 20 | |
| 22. | Walsall | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23:35 | -12 | 19 | |
| 23. | MK Dons | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19:39 | -20 | 19 | |
| 24. | Bury | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21:41 | -20 | 11 |