| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 85 | 40 | 45 | 95 |
| 2 | Southampton | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 86 | 38 | 48 | 92 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 77 | 48 | 29 | 87 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 106 | 75 | 31 | 79 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 60 | 7 | 77 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 54 | 21 | 71 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 71 | 62 | 9 | 70 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 73 | -7 | 70 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 63 | 55 | 8 | 68 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | -6 | 62 |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 61 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 62 | -2 | 59 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 66 | -4 | 59 |
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 59 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 58 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 65 | -18 | 57 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 56 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 56 |
| 19 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 60 | -14 | 50 |
| 20 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 75 | -19 | 48 |
| 21 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52 | 70 | -18 | 47 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 48 | 82 | -34 | 45 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle* | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 51 | 74 | -23 | 42 |
| 24 | Swindon Town | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 41 |
*Plymouth Argyle were deducted 10 points for insolvency
