| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charlton | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 36:16 | 20 | 50 | |
| 2. | MK Dons | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 39:25 | 14 | 38 | |
| 3. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38:24 | 14 | 38 | |
| 4. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33:29 | 4 | 38 | |
| 5. | Huddersfield | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 44:28 | 16 | 33 | |
| 6. | Stevenage | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 33:21 | 12 | 33 | |
| 7. | Hartlepool | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29:33 | -4 | 32 | |
| 8. | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27:28 | -1 | 31 | |
| 9. | Notts Co | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33:34 | -1 | 29 | |
| 10. | Scunthorpe | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 27:26 | 1 | 27 | |
| 11. | Bournemouth | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25:29 | -4 | 26 | |
| 12. | Carlisle | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24:36 | -12 | 26 | |
| 13. | Leyton Orient | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25:41 | -16 | 26 | |
| 14. | Preston | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24:33 | -9 | 24 | |
| 15. | Colchester | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23:33 | -10 | 24 | |
| 16. | Bury | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29:47 | -18 | 24 | |
| 17. | Oldham | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24:40 | -16 | 22 | |
| 18. | Yeovil | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25:39 | -14 | 21 | |
| 19. | Walsall | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 24:30 | -6 | 20 | |
| 20. | Tranmere | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22:37 | -15 | 18 | |
| 21. | Wycombe | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 28:50 | -22 | 16 | |
| 22. | Chesterfield | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 30:48 | -18 | 15 | |
| 23. | Rochdale | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17:42 | -25 | 12 | |
| 24. | Exeter | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15:46 | -31 | 10 |