| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Burton Albion | 33 | 64 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 34 | 59 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | |||
| 3 | 34 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | ||||
| 4 | Coventry City | 33 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Walsall | 33 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Bradford City | 33 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Millwall | 34 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Barnsley | 34 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 9 | Swindon Town | 34 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Sheffield United | 34 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 34 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 12 | 34 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | ||||
| 13 | Peterborough United | 34 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 27 | |||
| 14 | 34 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | ||||
| 15 | Port Vale | 34 | 43 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 16 | 34 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | ||||
| 17 | 33 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 25 | ||||
| 18 | 34 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | ||||
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 33 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 20 | Chesterfield | 34 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Blackpool | 34 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 24 | Colchester United | 34 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 45 | |||