| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 16 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 2 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| 3 | Bradford City | 16 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Colchester United | 16 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 5 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |||
| 6 | Peterborough United | 16 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 8 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | Blackpool | 17 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 10 | Port Vale | 16 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 16 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 12 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | ||||
| 13 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | ||||
| 14 | Aldershot | 16 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | ||||
| 17 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | ||||
| 18 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | Halifax Town | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 20 | Hull City | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 | |||
| 23 | Northampton Town | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |||