| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Doncaster
|
46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 84 | 1477 |
| 2 |
 Bournemouth
|
46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 83 | 1501 |
| 3 |
 Yeovil
|
49 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 58 | +17 | 83 | — |
| 4 |
 Brentford
|
49 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 81 | 1460 |
| 5 |
 Sheffield Utd
|
48 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 78 | 1463 |
| 6 |
 Swindon
|
48 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 76 | 1471 |
| 7 |
 Leyton Orient
|
46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 71 | 1453 |
| 8 |
 MK Dons
|
46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 70 | 1474 |
| 9 |
 Walsall
|
46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 68 | 1441 |
| 10 |
 Crawley
|
46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 68 | 1423 |
| 11 |
 Tranmere
|
46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 67 | 1407 |
| 12 |
 Notts Co
|
46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 65 | 1433 |
| 13 |
 Coventry
|
46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 65 | 1450 |
| 14 |
 Crewe
|
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 62 | -8 | 64 | 1409 |
| 15 |
 Preston
|
46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 59 | 1435 |
| 16 |
 Shrewsbury
|
46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 59 | -5 | 55 | 1383 |
| 17 |
 Carlisle
|
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 77 | -21 | 55 | — |
| 18 |
 Stevenage
|
46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 54 | 1358 |
| 19 |
 Oldham
|
46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 59 | -13 | 51 | 1398 |
| 20 |
 Colchester
|
46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 47 | 68 | -21 | 51 | 1360 |
| 21 |
 Scunthorpe
|
46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 48 | — |
| 22 |
 Portsmouth
|
46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 69 | -19 | 42 | 1370 |
| 23 |
 Bury
|
46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 73 | -28 | 41 | — |
| 24 |
 Hartlepool
|
46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 67 | -28 | 41 | — |
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