| # | League One | PTS | GP | W | T | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portsmouth | 97 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 78 | 41 | WDWLW |
| 2 |  Derby | 92 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 37 | DDWWW |
| 3 |  Bolton | 87 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 51 | WDWLL |
| 4 |  Peterborough | 84 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 89 | 61 | WLDLD |
| 5 |  Oxford United | 77 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 56 | DWWDW |
| 6 |  Barnsley | 76 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 64 | LLDLW |
| 7 | Lincoln | 74 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 40 | DLWWL |
| 8 |  Blackpool | 73 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 48 | WWWWL |
| 9 |  Stevenage | 71 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 46 | LWLDW |
| 10 |  Wycombe | 65 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 55 | WWWDW |
| 11 |  Leyton Orient | 65 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 55 | WDLLW |
| 12 |  Wigan | 62 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 56 | DDWWW |
| 13 |  Exeter City | 61 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 61 | WDWWL |
| 14 |  Northampton | 60 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 66 | WWLLD |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 57 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 68 | LWWLL |
| 16 |  Charlton | 53 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 64 | 65 | WDDDL |
| 17 |  Reading | 53 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 68 | 70 | DWDLW |
| 18 |  Cambridge United | 48 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 61 | DLLDD |
| 19 |  Shrewsbury | 48 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 67 | LLDDL |
| 20 |  Burton Albion | 46 | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 67 | LWLWL |
| 21 |  Cheltenham | 44 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 65 | LWLWL |
| 22 |  Fleetwood Town | 43 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 49 | 72 | LWLWW |
| 23 | Port Vale | 41 | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 74 | LLLLD |
| 24 |  Carlisle | 30 | 46 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 41 | 81 | LWLLL |
