| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Portsmouth | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41:29 | 12 | 45 | |
| 2. | Sunderland | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34:22 | 12 | 39 | |
| 3. | Luton | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33:23 | 10 | 39 | |
| 4. | Barnsley | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40:23 | 17 | 38 | |
| 5. | Peterborough | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40:34 | 6 | 38 | |
| 6. | Charlton | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32:25 | 7 | 35 | |
| 7. | Coventry | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 30:34 | -4 | 31 | |
| 8. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23:22 | 1 | 30 | |
| 9. | Gillingham | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34:36 | -2 | 30 | |
| 10. | Blackpool | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22:26 | -4 | 30 | |
| 11. | Accrington | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25:34 | -9 | 28 | |
| 12. | Doncaster | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31:37 | -6 | 27 | |
| 13. | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18:26 | -8 | 27 | |
| 14. | Rochdale | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29:50 | -21 | 26 | |
| 15. | Fleetwood | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25:25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 16. | Burton | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31:34 | -3 | 25 | |
| 17. | Southend | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23:34 | -11 | 24 | |
| 18. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 24:37 | -13 | 23 | |
| 19. | Walsall | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19:34 | -15 | 21 | |
| 20. | Scunthorpe | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22:41 | -19 | 21 | |
| 21. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26:34 | -8 | 19 | |
| 22. | Wycombe | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27:41 | -14 | 18 | |
| 23. | Plymouth | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20:42 | -22 | 17 | |
| 24. | Bradford City | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24:46 | -22 | 16 |