| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Burton Albion | 28 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 2 | 29 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | ||||
| 3 | Walsall | 28 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Coventry City | 29 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 29 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Peterborough United | 29 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Bradford City | 27 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 29 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 10 | 28 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 17 | ||||
| 11 | Port Vale | 29 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Millwall | 29 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | |||
| 13 | 29 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | ||||
| 14 | 28 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | ||||
| 15 | 29 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | ||||
| 16 | Barnsley | 28 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Swindon Town | 29 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Blackpool | 28 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 29 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 26 | |||
| 20 | Chesterfield | 29 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 21 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | ||||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 24 | Colchester United | 29 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 39 | |||