| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 62 | +36 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 83 | 47 |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 61 | +32 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 65 | 33 |
| 3 | 46 | 61 | +29 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 67 | 38 | |
| 4 | Wrexham | 46 | 56 | +20 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 43 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 46 | 56 | +13 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 42 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 51 | +17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 67 | 50 |
| 7 | Watford | 46 | 50 | +8 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 56 |
| 8 | Aldershot | 46 | 49 | +13 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 65 | 52 |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 46 | 49 | -3 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 48 | 51 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 47 | +1 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 55 |
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 47 | -4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 58 |
| 12 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 62 | |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 46 | -2 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 64 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 46 | -7 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 66 | 73 |
| 15 | Walsall | 46 | 45 | +9 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 48 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 45 | +6 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 44 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 44 | +5 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 54 |
| 18 | 46 | 43 | -4 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 57 | |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 43 | -6 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 58 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 46 | 42 | -6 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 58 |
| 21 | Cambridge United | 46 | 35 | -33 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 48 | 81 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 31 | -21 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 62 |
| 23 | 46 | 28 | -47 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 35 | 82 | |
| 24 | 46 | 21 | -56 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 94 |