| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Gillingham | 14 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Walsall | 14 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
| 3 | Burton Albion | 14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Coventry City | 13 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 14 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 6 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | ||||
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 8 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | Chesterfield | 14 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 10 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 11 | Bradford City | 13 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 12 | Peterborough United | 14 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |||
| 13 | Port Vale | 14 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |||
| 14 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| 15 | Colchester United | 14 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 16 | Millwall | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 18 | Barnsley | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 21 | Swindon Town | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 22 | Blackpool | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |||