| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Wigan
|
46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 87 | 1550 |
| 2 |
 Millwall
|
49 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 78 | 54 | +24 | 85 | 1506 |
| 3 |
 Burton
|
46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 85 | 1468 |
| 4 |
 Walsall
|
48 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 84 | 1466 |
| 5 |
 Barnsley
|
49 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 83 | 1515 |
| 6 |
 Bradford City
|
48 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 81 | 1475 |
| 7 |
 Scunthorpe
|
46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 74 | — |
| 8 |
 Coventry
|
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 69 | 1436 |
| 9 |
 Gillingham
|
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 69 | 1427 |
| 10 |
 Rochdale
|
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 69 | 1438 |
| 11 |
 Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 66 | 1440 |
| 12 |
 Port Vale
|
46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 65 | 1407 |
| 13 |
 Peterborough
|
46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 82 | 73 | +9 | 63 | 1442 |
| 14 |
 Bury
|
46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 73 | -17 | 60 | — |
| 15 |
 Southend
|
46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 59 | — |
| 16 |
 Swindon
|
46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | -7 | 59 | 1402 |
| 17 |
 Oldham
|
46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 54 | 1385 |
| 18 |
 Chesterfield
|
46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 58 | 70 | -12 | 53 | 1380 |
| 19 |
 Fleetwood
|
46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 52 | 56 | -4 | 51 | 1395 |
| 20 |
 Shrewsbury
|
46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 79 | -21 | 50 | 1375 |
| 21 |
 Doncaster
|
46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 46 | 1371 |
| 22 |
 Blackpool
|
46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 46 | 1353 |
| 23 |
 Colchester
|
46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 57 | 99 | -42 | 40 | 1326 |
| 24 |
 Crewe
|
46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 46 | 83 | -37 | 34 | 1307 |
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