| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Burton Albion | 40 | 73 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | 71 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Bradford City | 40 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | |||
| 4 | 40 | 67 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | ||||
| 5 | Coventry City | 40 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Walsall | 40 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Millwall | 40 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Barnsley | 40 | 61 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 29 | |||
| 9 | Sheffield United | 40 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Peterborough United | 40 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 29 | |||
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 54 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Swindon Town | 40 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 28 | |||
| 13 | 40 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | ||||
| 14 | 40 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 31 | ||||
| 15 | Port Vale | 40 | 50 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 16 | 40 | 50 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 22 | ||||
| 17 | Chesterfield | 40 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Blackpool | 40 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 40 | 46 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 30 | |||
| 20 | 40 | 45 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 28 | ||||
| 21 | 40 | 43 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 29 | ||||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | |||
| 24 | Colchester United | 40 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 49 | |||