| # | League One | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wigan | 87 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 82 | 45 | LDWWL |
| 2 |  Burton Albion | 85 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 37 | DDWWD |
| 3 |  Walsall | 84 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 49 | WWWLL |
| 4 | Millwall | 81 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 49 | WWWDL |
| 5 |  Bradford | 80 | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 40 | WWWLD |
| 6 |  Barnsley | 74 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 54 | DWWWW |
| 7 |  Scunthorpe | 74 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | WWWWW |
| 8 |  Coventry | 69 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 49 | WWLWW |
| 9 |  Gillingham | 69 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | LDLLL |
| 10 |  Rochdale | 69 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 61 | WDLDW |
| 11 |  Sheffield Utd | 66 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 59 | WWDLL |
| 12 |  Port Vale | 65 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 58 | WWWLL |
| 13 |  Peterborough | 63 | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 82 | 73 | WLLWW |
| 14 |  Bury | 60 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 73 | WLLLW |
| 15 |  Southend | 59 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | LLLLL |
| 16 |  Swindon Town | 59 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | LDWDW |
| 17 |  Oldham | 54 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 58 | DWWLL |
| 18 |  Chesterfield | 53 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 58 | 70 | LDLWL |
| 19 |  Fleetwood Town | 51 | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 52 | 56 | DLDLW |
| 20 |  Shrewsbury | 50 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 79 | LWLLL |
| 21 | Doncaster | 46 | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 64 | WDWLD |
| 22 |  Blackpool | 46 | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 63 | LLDLL |
| 23 |  Colchester | 40 | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 57 | 99 | LDLDL |
| 24 |  Crewe | 34 | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 46 | 83 | LDLWL |
