| # | League One | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton | 101 | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 82 | 36 | WWWDW |
| 2 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 93 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 48 | WDWWW |
| 3 |  Sheffield Utd | 90 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 92 | 51 | LDDDW |
| 4 |  Huddersfield | 81 | 46 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 79 | 47 | WDWWL |
| 5 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 80 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 84 | 47 | WWLLW |
| 6 |  Stevenage | 73 | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 69 | 44 | WDWDL |
| 7 |  Notts County | 73 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 63 | WDLWW |
| 8 |  Carlisle | 69 | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 66 | LLLWL |
| 9 |  Brentford | 67 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 52 | DDLLW |
| 10 |  Colchester | 59 | 46 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 61 | 66 | LDDWL |
| 11 |  AFC Bournemouth | 58 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 52 | WLDDW |
| 12 |  Tranmere | 56 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 53 | LWDLD |
| 13 | Hartlepool | 56 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 55 | DLDWL |
| 14 |  Bury | 56 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 79 | WWWDL |
| 15 |  Preston | 54 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 68 | DWDDL |
| 16 |  Oldham | 54 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 66 | LDDDW |
| 17 |  Yeovil Town | 54 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 80 | LLDWL |
| 18 |  Scunthorpe | 52 | 46 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 55 | 59 | DLLDD |
| 19 |  Walsall | 50 | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 51 | 57 | LLLDW |
| 20 |  Leyton Orient | 50 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 75 | LLDLW |
| 21 |  Wycombe | 43 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 65 | 88 | LDLLL |
| 22 |  Chesterfield | 42 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 81 | WWWLL |
| 23 |  Exeter City | 42 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 75 | WLWLD |
| 24 |  Rochdale | 38 | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 81 | LWLLL |
