| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 92 | 47 | +45 | 100 | 1542 |
| 2 |
 Bolton
|
46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 86 | 1505 |
| 3 |
 Scunthorpe
|
48 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 83 | — |
| 4 |
 Fleetwood
|
48 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 83 | 1458 |
| 5 |
 Bradford City
|
49 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 83 | 1468 |
| 6 |
 Millwall
|
49 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 80 | 1488 |
| 7 |
 Southend
|
46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 72 | — |
| 8 |
 Oxford Utd
|
46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 69 | 1461 |
| 9 |
 Rochdale
|
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 69 | 1427 |
| 10 |
 Bristol Rovers
|
46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 70 | -2 | 66 | 1383 |
| 11 |
 Peterborough
|
46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 1392 |
| 12 |
 MK Dons
|
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 61 | 1421 |
| 13 |
 Charlton
|
46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 60 | 1422 |
| 14 |
 Walsall
|
46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 58 | -7 | 58 | 1391 |
| 15 |
 AFC Wimbledon
|
46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 57 | 1363 |
| 16 |
 Northampton
|
46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 73 | -13 | 53 | 1348 |
| 17 |
 Oldham
|
46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 53 | 1387 |
| 18 |
 Shrewsbury
|
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 63 | -17 | 51 | 1366 |
| 19 |
 Bury
|
46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 61 | 73 | -12 | 50 | — |
| 20 |
 Gillingham
|
46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 79 | -20 | 50 | 1356 |
| 21 |
 Port Vale
|
46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 70 | -25 | 49 | 1341 |
| 22 |
 Swindon
|
46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 66 | -22 | 44 | 1335 |
| 23 |
 Coventry
|
46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 68 | -31 | 39 | 1326 |
| 24 |
 Chesterfield
|
46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 78 | -35 | 37 | 1293 |
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