| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 85 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 40 | 79 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 77 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | |||
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 39 | 71 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 40 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 23 | |||
| 6 | 39 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 30 | ||||
| 7 | Notts. County | 40 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 31 | |||
| 8 | Stevenage | 39 | 59 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Brentford | 39 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | |||
| 10 | Colchester United | 40 | 53 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 24 | |||
| 11 | 40 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 28 | ||||
| 12 | AFC Bournemouth | 40 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | |||
| 15 | Preston North End | 40 | 47 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 30 | |||
| 16 | 40 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 32 | ||||
| 17 | 40 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 24 | ||||
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 39 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 33 | |||
| 19 | 40 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 39 | ||||
| 20 | Walsall | 40 | 43 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 21 | Wycombe Wanderers | 40 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 42 | |||
| 22 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 35 | ||||
| 23 | Exeter City | 40 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 38 | |||
| 24 | Chesterfield | 40 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 41 | |||