| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | p | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 34 | |
| 2 | p | Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 32 | |
| 3 | po | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 31 | |
| 4 | po | Colchester United | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 31 | |
| 5 | po | Port Vale | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 30 | |
| 6 | po | Hartlepool United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 28 | |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 8 | Bournemouth | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 9 | Bristol City | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 27 | ||
| 10 | Swindon Town | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 27 | ||
| 11 | Wrexham | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 27 | ||
| 12 | Luton Town | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 26 | ||
| 13 | Brentford | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 26 | ||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 15 | Rushden & Diamonds | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 24 | ||
| 16 | Blackpool | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 24 | ||
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 23 | ||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 19 | ||
| 20 | Peterborough United | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 17 | ||
| 21 | r | Stockport County | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 16 | |
| 22 | r | Notts County | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 16 | |
| 23 | r | Chesterfield | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 12 | |
| 24 | r | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 11 |
| p = Promotion | r = Relegation | po = Play off |