| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Burton Albion | 35 | 65 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | |||
| 3 | 35 | 58 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | ||||
| 4 | Bradford City | 35 | 57 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Coventry City | 35 | 55 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Millwall | 35 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Walsall | 34 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Barnsley | 35 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 29 | |||
| 9 | Swindon Town | 35 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Sheffield United | 35 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 35 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 12 | 35 | 48 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | ||||
| 13 | Peterborough United | 35 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Port Vale | 35 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 15 | 35 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 27 | ||||
| 16 | 35 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | ||||
| 17 | Chesterfield | 35 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 35 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 19 | 34 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 25 | ||||
| 20 | 35 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | ||||
| 21 | Blackpool | 35 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 35 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 35 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 24 | Colchester United | 35 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 47 | |||