| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Wigan
|
46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 89 | 29 | +60 | 98 | 1598 |
| 2 |
 Blackburn
|
46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 82 | 40 | +42 | 96 | 1547 |
| 3 |
 Shrewsbury
|
49 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 94 | 1479 |
| 4 |
 Rotherham
|
49 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 84 | 1478 |
| 5 |
 Scunthorpe
|
48 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 75 | — |
| 6 |
 Charlton
|
48 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 71 | 1426 |
| 7 |
 Plymouth
|
46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 68 | 1403 |
| 8 |
 Portsmouth
|
46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 66 | 1404 |
| 9 |
 Peterborough
|
46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 64 | 1418 |
| 10 |
 Southend
|
46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 62 | -4 | 63 | — |
| 11 |
 Bradford City
|
46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 67 | -10 | 63 | 1375 |
| 12 |
 Blackpool
|
46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 60 | 1413 |
| 13 |
 Bristol Rovers
|
46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 59 | 1395 |
| 14 |
 Fleetwood
|
46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 68 | -9 | 57 | 1398 |
| 15 |
 Doncaster
|
46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 56 | 1407 |
| 16 |
 Oxford Utd
|
46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 66 | -5 | 56 | 1376 |
| 17 |
 Gillingham
|
46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 56 | 1394 |
| 18 |
 AFC Wimbledon
|
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 53 | 1387 |
| 19 |
 Walsall
|
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 52 | 1369 |
| 20 |
 Rochdale
|
46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 51 | 1413 |
| 21 |
 Oldham
|
46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 75 | -17 | 50 | 1369 |
| 22 |
 Northampton
|
46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 77 | -34 | 47 | 1330 |
| 23 |
 MK Dons
|
46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 69 | -26 | 45 | 1332 |
| 24 |
 Bury
|
46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 71 | -30 | 36 | — |
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