| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Bristol City
|
46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 96 | 38 | +58 | 99 | 1583 |
| 2 |
 Preston
|
49 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 87 | 40 | +47 | 98 | 1568 |
| 3 |
 MK Dons
|
46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 101 | 44 | +57 | 91 | 1541 |
| 4 |
 Swindon
|
49 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 83 | 67 | +16 | 83 | 1452 |
| 5 |
 Sheffield Utd
|
48 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 72 | 1483 |
| 6 |
 Chesterfield
|
48 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 69 | 1433 |
| 7 |
 Bradford City
|
46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 65 | 1457 |
| 8 |
 Rochdale
|
46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 63 | 1401 |
| 9 |
 Peterborough
|
46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 63 | 1412 |
| 10 |
 Fleetwood
|
46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 63 | 1389 |
| 11 |
 Barnsley
|
46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 62 | 1435 |
| 12 |
 Gillingham
|
46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 66 | -1 | 62 | 1434 |
| 13 |
 Doncaster
|
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 62 | -4 | 61 | 1426 |
| 14 |
 Walsall
|
46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 59 | 1425 |
| 15 |
 Oldham
|
46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 57 | 1389 |
| 16 |
 Scunthorpe
|
46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 62 | 75 | -13 | 56 | — |
| 17 |
 Coventry
|
46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 55 | 1394 |
| 18 |
 Port Vale
|
46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 54 | 1382 |
| 19 |
 Colchester
|
46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 58 | 77 | -19 | 52 | 1386 |
| 20 |
 Crewe
|
46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 75 | -32 | 52 | 1366 |
| 21 |
 Notts Co
|
46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 63 | -18 | 50 | 1361 |
| 22 |
 Crawley
|
46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 79 | -26 | 50 | 1359 |
| 23 |
 Leyton Orient
|
46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 59 | 69 | -10 | 49 | 1399 |
| 24 |
 Yeovil
|
46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 75 | -39 | 40 | — |
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