| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Charlton
|
46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 82 | 36 | +46 | 101 | 1529 |
| 2 |
 Sheffield Utd
|
49 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 93 | 51 | +42 | 95 | 1530 |
| 3 |
 Sheffield Wed
|
46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 48 | +33 | 93 | 1530 |
| 4 |
 Huddersfield
|
49 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 85 | 1495 |
| 5 |
 MK Dons
|
48 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 86 | 50 | +36 | 83 | 1511 |
| 6 |
 Stevenage
|
48 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 74 | 1472 |
| 7 |
 Notts Co
|
46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 63 | +12 | 73 | 1459 |
| 8 |
 Carlisle
|
46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 66 | -1 | 69 | — |
| 9 |
 Brentford
|
46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 67 | 1445 |
| 10 |
 Colchester
|
46 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 61 | 66 | -5 | 59 | 1400 |
| 11 |
 Bournemouth
|
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 58 | 1399 |
| 12 |
 Tranmere
|
46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 56 | 1395 |
| 13 |
 Hartlepool
|
46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 56 | — |
| 14 |
 Bury
|
46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 79 | -19 | 56 | — |
| 15 |
 Preston
|
46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 68 | -14 | 54 | 1387 |
| 16 |
 Oldham
|
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 66 | -16 | 54 | 1376 |
| 17 |
 Yeovil
|
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 80 | -21 | 54 | — |
| 18 |
 Scunthorpe
|
46 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 52 | — |
| 19 |
 Walsall
|
46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 50 | 1393 |
| 20 |
 Leyton Orient
|
46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 75 | -27 | 50 | 1349 |
| 21 |
 Wycombe
|
46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 65 | 88 | -23 | 43 | 1339 |
| 22 |
 Chesterfield
|
46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 81 | -25 | 42 | 1361 |
| 23 |
 Exeter
|
46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 75 | -29 | 42 | 1342 |
| 24 |
 Rochdale
|
46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 81 | -34 | 38 | 1323 |
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