| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 91 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 42 | 85 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 83 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | |||
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 74 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 43 | 26 | |||
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 42 | 71 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Notts. County | 42 | 66 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 31 | |||
| 7 | 41 | 66 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 31 | ||||
| 8 | Brentford | 42 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Stevenage | 41 | 60 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Colchester United | 42 | 54 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 42 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 27 | |||
| 12 | 42 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 29 | ||||
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 51 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 33 | |||
| 14 | 42 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 24 | ||||
| 15 | 42 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 35 | ||||
| 16 | Preston North End | 42 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | |||
| 17 | 42 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 42 | ||||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | |||
| 19 | Walsall | 42 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 36 | |||
| 21 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 46 | |||
| 22 | Exeter City | 42 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 39 | |||
| 23 | Chesterfield | 42 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 44 | |||
| 24 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 38 | ||||