| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 44 | 18 | 84 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 53 | 23 | 83 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 47 | 15 | 79 |
| 4 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 15 | 77 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 42 | 14 | 75 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 39 | 33 | 74 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 48 | 7 | 71 |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 45 | 17 | 70 |
| 9 | Walsall | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 65 | 58 | 7 | 68 |
| 10 | Crawley Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 68 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 48 | 10 | 67 |
| 12 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 49 | 12 | 65 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 62 | -8 | 64 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 59 |
| 15 | Coventry City* | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 59 | 7 | 55 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 60 | -6 | 55 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 77 | -21 | 55 |
| 18 | Stevenage | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 54 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 59 | -13 | 51 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 47 | 68 | -21 | 51 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 48 |
| 22 | Bury | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 73 | -28 | 41 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 67 | -28 | 41 |
| 24 | Portsmouth** | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 32 |
*Coventry City were deducted 10 points for entering administration.
**Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for coming out of administration
