| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Millwall | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 89 | 38 | +51 | 93 | 2.02 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 91 | 1.98 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 86 | 52 | +34 | 86 | 1.87 |
| 4 | Walsall | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 81 | 1.76 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 77 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 75 | 1.63 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 73 | 1.59 |
| 8 | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 66 | -4 | 69 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 68 | 1.48 |
| 10 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 65 | 71 | -6 | 63 | 1.37 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 62 | 1.35 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 66 | -5 | 59 | 1.28 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 59 | 1.28 |
| 14 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 59 | 1.28 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 53 | 65 | -12 | 58 | 1.26 |
| 16 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 58 | 1.26 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 57 | 1.24 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 59 | -13 | 57 | 1.24 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 77 | -16 | 53 | 1.15 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 65 | -18 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 57 | -4 | 51 | 1.11 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 80 | -28 | 40 | 0.87 |
| 23 | Swansea City | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 73 | -26 | 37 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Oxford United | 46 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 100 | -47 | 27 | 0.59 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










