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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pt | ||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 92 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 85 | 48 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 45 | +55 | 165 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 92 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 80 | 43 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 66 | 49 | +54 | 150 |
| 3 | Brentford | 92 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 73 | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 52 | 53 | +26 | 146 |
| 4 | Bournemouth | 92 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 44 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 61 | +19 | 141 |
| 5 | Notts County | 92 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 74 | 55 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 57 | +24 | 138 |
| 6 | Yeovil Town | 92 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 63 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 73 | -6 | 131 |
| 7 | Stevenage | 92 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 51 | +8 | 127 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 92 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 73 | 73 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 70 | -22 | 124 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 92 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 49 | 64 | +6 | 123 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 92 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 54 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 69 | -20 | 121 |
| 11 | Walsall | 92 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 65 | 56 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 51 | 59 | +1 | 118 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 92 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 61 | 57 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 60 | -9 | 113 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 92 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 63 | 64 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 70 | -26 | 110 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 92 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 52 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 45 | 73 | -29 | 105 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +46 | 101 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 92 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 71 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 61 | -28 | 100 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 92 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 49 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 73 | -33 | 97 |
| 18 | Bury | 92 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 65 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 50 | 87 | -47 | 97 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +33 | 93 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +18 | 84 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 44 | 28 | +32 | 81 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 24 | +33 | 74 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 31 | +1 | 68 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 40 | -8 | 64 |
| 25 | Coventry City | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 32 | +7 | 55 |
| 26 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 33 | -6 | 55 |
| 27 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 50 | -23 | 43 |
| 28 | Chesterfield | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 48 | -25 | 42 |
| 29 | Exeter City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 46 | -29 | 42 |
| 30 | Rochdale | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 42 | -34 | 38 |
| 31 | Portsmouth | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 32 |
Portsmouth 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










