| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Gillingham | 13 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Walsall | 13 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 3 | Burton Albion | 13 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 4 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | Coventry City | 12 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Sheffield United | 13 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 7 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 8 | Peterborough United | 13 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |||
| 9 | Port Vale | 13 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 11 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 12 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 13 | Chesterfield | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 14 | Bradford City | 12 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 15 | Millwall | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 16 | Barnsley | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 18 | Colchester United | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Swindon Town | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 22 | Blackpool | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |||