| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 101 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 66 | 98 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 44 | 96 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 86 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 81 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 77 |
| 7 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 76 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 70 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 69 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 62 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | -9 | 59 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 58 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 56 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | -22 | 56 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | -15 | 53 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | -17 | 53 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -23 | 49 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 47 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | -21 | 47 |
| 21 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | -27 | 46 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | -31 | 44 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -37 | 44 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | -58 | 27 |
