| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Coventry
|
34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 67 | 1503 |
| 2 |
 Rotherham
|
35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 62 | 1485 |
| 3 |
 Oxford Utd
|
35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 60 | 1501 |
| 4 |
 Portsmouth
|
35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 60 | 1508 |
| 5 |
 Fleetwood
|
35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 60 | 1457 |
| 6 |
 Peterborough
|
35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 59 | 1486 |
| 7 |
 Sunderland
|
36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 59 | 1464 |
| 8 |
 Wycombe
|
34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 59 | 1419 |
| 9 |
 Doncaster
|
34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 54 | 1439 |
| 10 |
 Ipswich
|
36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 52 | 1429 |
| 11 |
 Gillingham
|
35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 51 | 1439 |
| 12 |
 Burton
|
35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 48 | 1406 |
| 13 |
 Blackpool
|
35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 45 | 1398 |
| 14 |
 Bristol Rovers
|
35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 45 | 1359 |
| 15 |
 Lincoln
|
35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 42 | 1387 |
| 16 |
 Shrewsbury
|
34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 41 | 1387 |
| 17 |
 Accrington
|
35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 40 | 1384 |
| 18 |
 MK Dons
|
35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 37 | 1365 |
| 19 |
 Rochdale
|
34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 57 | -18 | 36 | 1369 |
| 20 |
 AFC Wimbledon
|
35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 35 | 1356 |
| 21 |
 Tranmere
|
34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 60 | -24 | 32 | 1318 |
| 22 |
 Bolton
|
34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 66 | -39 | 26 | 1321 |
| 23 |
 Southend
|
35 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 85 | -46 | 19 | — |
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