| # | Team | PL | W | D | L | +/- | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 82-45 | 37 | 87 |
| 2 | Burton | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 57-37 | 20 | 85 |
| 3 | Walsall | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 71-49 | 22 | 84 |
| 4 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 73-49 | 24 | 81 |
| 5 | Bradford | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 55-40 | 15 | 80 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 70-54 | 16 | 74 |
| 7 | Scunthorpe | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60-47 | 13 | 74 |
| 8 | Coventry | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67-49 | 18 | 69 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71-56 | 15 | 69 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68-61 | 7 | 69 |
| 11 | Sheff Utd | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64-59 | 5 | 66 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 56-58 | -2 | 65 |
| 13 | Peterborough | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 82-73 | 9 | 63 |
| 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 |
| 17 | Oldham | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44-58 | -14 | 54 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 58-70 | -12 | 53 |
| 19 | Fleetwood | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 52-56 | -4 | 51 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58-79 | -21 | 50 |
| 21 | Doncaster | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48-64 | -16 | 46 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 40-63 | -23 | 46 |
| 23 | Colchester | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 57-99 | -42 | 40 |
| 24 | Crewe | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 46-83 | -37 | 34 |