| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 50:31 | 19 | 46 | |
| 2. | Bolton | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 33:20 | 13 | 40 | |
| 3. | Fleetwood | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30:23 | 7 | 38 | |
| 4. | MK Dons | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31:21 | 10 | 34 | |
| 5. | Scunthorpe | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34:32 | 2 | 34 | |
| 6. | Bradford City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26:26 | 0 | 34 | |
| 7. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32:25 | 7 | 32 | |
| 8. | Southend | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 31:26 | 5 | 32 | |
| 9. | Peterborough | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23:29 | -6 | 29 | |
| 10. | Millwall | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32:40 | -8 | 28 | |
| 11. | Charlton | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29:34 | -5 | 25 | |
| 12. | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18:30 | -12 | 25 | |
| 13. | Rochdale | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23:37 | -14 | 23 | |
| 14. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26:44 | -18 | 21 | |
| 15. | Northampton | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25:44 | -19 | 21 | |
| 16. | Walsall | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 17:29 | -12 | 20 | |
| 17. | Oldham | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12:26 | -14 | 20 | |
| 18. | Bury | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25:40 | -15 | 20 | |
| 19. | Swindon | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21:42 | -21 | 17 | |
| 20. | Gillingham | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 27:49 | -22 | 17 | |
| 21. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20:37 | -17 | 16 | |
| 22. | Port Vale | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13:39 | -26 | 13 | |
| 23. | Chesterfield | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17:39 | -22 | 11 | |
| 24. | Coventry | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15:44 | -29 | 8 |