| Pos | Name | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
| 1 | Southend | 35 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 64 |
| 2 | Huddersfield | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 44 | 13 | 60 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 59 |
| 4 | Colchester | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 59 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 35 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 40 | 22 | 58 |
| 6 | Brentford | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 58 |
| 7 | Oldham | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 53 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 51 |
| 9 | Doncaster | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 48 |
| 10 | Nottm Forest | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 47 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 46 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 44 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 35 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 42 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 43 | -4 | 42 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 42 |
| 16 | Tranmere | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 41 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 35 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 40 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 40 |
| 19 | Hartlepool | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 39 |
| 20 | Walsall | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 51 | -13 | 38 |
| 21 | Yeovil Town | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 48 | -13 | 38 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 38 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 35 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 36 |
| 24 | MK Dons | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 34 |