| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Burton Albion | 31 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 2 | 32 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | ||||
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 32 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Coventry City | 31 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Walsall | 31 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Bradford City | 31 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Millwall | 32 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 32 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Peterborough United | 32 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 24 | |||
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 32 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 11 | 32 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | ||||
| 12 | Barnsley | 32 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 27 | |||
| 13 | Swindon Town | 32 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 14 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | ||||
| 15 | Port Vale | 32 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 16 | 32 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | ||||
| 17 | 32 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | ||||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Chesterfield | 32 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Blackpool | 32 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 21 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 24 | ||||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 32 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 24 | Colchester United | 32 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 44 | |||