| Pos. | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Walsall | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | Southend United | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 27 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 26 |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 24 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Millwall | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 22 |
| 17 | Yeovil Town | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 21 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 20 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 20 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 40 | -17 | 16 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 46 | -25 | 15 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 13 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 51 | -33 | 10 |
| 24 | Luton Town | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 38 | -24 | 7 |