| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton_Wanderers | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 67 | lDdWdW | |
| 2 | Blackpool | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 67 | wDlDdL | |
| 3 | Notts_County | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 61 | lWwWwW | |
| 4 | Hull_City | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 57 | wWwLWl | |
| 5 | Oxford_United | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 55 | LdLDwW | |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 55 | WlDwlD | |
| 7 | Wrexham | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 54 | wLwLlD | |
| 8 | Rotherham_United | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 53 | dDWwDl | |
| 9 | Preston | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 52 | wWlwLw | |
| 10 | Reading | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 51 | lDlWwL | |
| 11 | QPR | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 51 | wdLlDl | |
| 12 | Peterbrough | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 50 | LDlDlW | |
| 13 | Lincoln_City | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 50 | LlWlLw | |
| 14 | Plymouth | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 46 | DlWdWl | |
| 15 | Charlton_Athletic | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 45 | DdLlWd | |
| 16 | Swansea_City | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 43 | LdWdLd | |
| 17 | Bradford_City | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 43 | WdWdWD | |
| 18 | Wigan_Athletic | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 42 | WwdWdL | |
| 19 | Swindon_Town | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 38 | dDlLlw | |
| 20 | Crewe | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 33 | 51 | -18 | 38 | LdDlDd |