| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wigan | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46:22 | 24 | 48 | |
| 2. | MK Dons | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 44:23 | 21 | 45 | |
| 3. | Rotherham | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 27:11 | 16 | 42 | |
| 4. | Wycombe | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36:25 | 11 | 36 | |
| 5. | Plymouth | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36:29 | 7 | 34 | |
| 6. | Sunderland | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30:34 | -4 | 33 | |
| 7. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30:32 | -2 | 32 | |
| 8. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 35:32 | 3 | 31 | |
| 9. | Bolton | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 29:31 | -2 | 30 | |
| 10. | Ipswich | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29:24 | 5 | 28 | |
| 11. | Lincoln | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30:34 | -4 | 26 | |
| 12. | Portsmouth | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22:26 | -4 | 26 | |
| 13. | Cambridge Utd | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28:45 | -17 | 26 | |
| 14. | Charlton | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23:31 | -8 | 25 | |
| 15. | Gillingham | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22:33 | -11 | 20 | |
| 16. | Cheltenham | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 33:50 | -17 | 19 | |
| 17. | Accrington | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20:47 | -27 | 19 | |
| 18. | Fleetwood | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 29:45 | -16 | 17 | |
| 19. | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22:41 | -19 | 17 | |
| 20. | Burton | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17:41 | -24 | 17 | |
| 21. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17:26 | -9 | 16 | |
| 22. | Doncaster | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17:50 | -33 | 14 | |
| 23. | Morecambe | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 24:53 | -29 | 13 | |
| 24. | Crewe | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15:43 | -28 | 9 |