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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pt | ||
| 1 | Leeds United | 64 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +44 | 108 |
| 2 | Southend United | 64 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 54 | +15 | 103 |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 64 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 38 | +24 | 101 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 64 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 49 | +10 | 100 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +40 | 92 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 64 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 41 | +8 | 92 |
| 7 | Walsall | 64 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +7 | 91 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 64 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 49 | +6 | 89 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 64 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 55 | -17 | 89 |
| 10 | Brighton and Hove A | 64 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 38 | +3 | 88 |
| 11 | Millwall | 64 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 48 | -9 | 88 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +32 | 82 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 23 | +24 | 80 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 64 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 49 | +2 | 80 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 64 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 44 | -22 | 80 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 64 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 53 | -4 | 78 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 64 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 39 | -4 | 75 |
| 18 | Yeovil Town | 64 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 47 | -31 | 70 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 64 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 69 | -44 | 63 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 64 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 56 | -39 | 59 |
| 21 | Bournemouth | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 37 | -10 | 48 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 51 | -29 | 46 |
| 23 | Leicester City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +15 | 38 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 46 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 46 | -34 | 38 |
| 25 | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +20 | 37 |
| 26 | Peterborough United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +13 | 33 |
| 27 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +9 | 33 |
| 28 | Luton Town | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 38 | -20 | 33 |
| 29 | Stockport County | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +11 | 31 |
| 30 | Colchester United | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -3 | 21 |
| 31 | Hereford United | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 20 | -17 | 12 |
Bournemouth deducted 10 points
Luton Town deducted 10 points
Points based on points system that applied at the time
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points







