| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 89 | 47 | 42 | 95 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 44 | 33 | 86 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 76 | 44 | 32 | 85 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 71 | 48 | 23 | 84 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 73 | 57 | 16 | 82 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 82 | 56 | 26 | 80 |
| 7 | Southampton* | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 85 | 47 | 38 | 73 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 52 | 12 | 72 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 62 |
| 10 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 63 | -3 | 62 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 59 | 70 | -11 | 62 |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 60 | 68 | -8 | 60 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 59 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 66 | -3 | 58 |
| 15 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 53 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 57 | -18 | 52 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 63 | -10 | 51 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 51 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 45 | 72 | -27 | 51 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United** | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 59 | 67 | -8 | 50 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 50 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 56 | 76 | -20 | 45 |
| 23 | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 72 | -21 | 43 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 95 | -60 | 25 |
*Southampton were deducted 10 points.
** Hartlepool United were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player
