| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brighton | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 54:22 | 32 | 55 | |
| 2. | Southampton | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 44:13 | 31 | 52 | |
| 3. | Peterborough | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 69:40 | 29 | 50 | |
| 4. | MK Dons | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 35:23 | 12 | 47 | |
| 5. | Bournemouth | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 47:24 | 23 | 44 | |
| 6. | Huddersfield | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 38:21 | 17 | 44 | |
| 7. | Colchester | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 38:30 | 8 | 43 | |
| 8. | Leyton Orient | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 37:25 | 12 | 42 | |
| 9. | Exeter | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40:31 | 9 | 41 | |
| 10. | Charlton | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29:29 | 0 | 36 | |
| 11. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38:29 | 9 | 35 | |
| 12. | Rochdale | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 36:30 | 6 | 35 | |
| 13. | Carlisle | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34:26 | 8 | 34 | |
| 14. | Hartlepool | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32:32 | 0 | 33 | |
| 15. | Brentford | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24:28 | -4 | 32 | |
| 16. | Tranmere | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28:27 | 1 | 31 | |
| 17. | Plymouth | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27:33 | -6 | 31 | |
| 18. | Dag & Red | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28:27 | 1 | 30 | |
| 19. | Notts Co | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 24:25 | -1 | 30 | |
| 20. | Oldham | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 29:31 | -2 | 30 | |
| 21. | Walsall | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 33:36 | -3 | 30 | |
| 22. | Yeovil | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27:30 | -3 | 30 | |
| 23. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24:35 | -11 | 25 | |
| 24. | Swindon | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20:27 | -7 | 24 |