| # | League One | PTS | GP | W | T | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Plymouth | 101 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 47 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 98 | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 35 | WWWWD |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 96 | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 37 | WWLWW |
| 4 |  Barnsley | 86 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 47 | DLDWL |
| 5 |  Bolton | 81 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 36 | LWWDL |
| 6 | Peterborough | 77 | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 75 | 54 | LDWWL |
| 7 |  Derby | 76 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 46 | DWWDL |
| 8 |  Portsmouth | 70 | 46 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 61 | 50 | DDWDD |
| 9 |  Wycombe | 69 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 51 | LWLLD |
| 10 |  Charlton | 62 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 66 | LWLWD |
| 11 |  Lincoln | 62 | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 47 | DWLLW |
| 12 |  Shrewsbury | 59 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 61 | LLLWL |
| 13 |  Fleetwood Town | 58 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 51 | WDWLD |
| 14 |  Exeter City | 56 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 68 | LLLLW |
| 15 |  Burton Albion | 56 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 79 | LWLWD |
| 16 |  Cheltenham | 54 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | DWLWD |
| 17 |  Bristol Rovers | 53 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 73 | LLDLL |
| 18 |  Port Vale | 49 | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | LLWLL |
| 19 |  Oxford United | 47 | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | DLWWL |
| 20 |  Cambridge United | 46 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 68 | LLWLW |
| 21 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 45 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 66 | DLLDD |
| 22 |  Morecambe | 44 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 78 | DWWWL |
| 23 |  Accrington ST | 44 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 77 | LLWLW |
| 24 |  Forest Green | 27 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 89 | LDLLL |
