| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 164 | 72 | 92 | 101 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 162 | 96 | 66 | 93 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 184 | 102 | 82 | 90 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 158 | 94 | 64 | 81 |
| 5 | MK Dons | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 168 | 94 | 74 | 80 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 138 | 88 | 50 | 73 |
| 7 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 150 | 126 | 24 | 73 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 130 | 132 | -2 | 69 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 126 | 104 | 22 | 67 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 122 | 132 | -10 | 59 |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 96 | 104 | -8 | 58 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 98 | 106 | -8 | 56 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 100 | 110 | -10 | 56 |
| 14 | Bury | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 120 | 158 | -38 | 56 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 100 | 132 | -32 | 54 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 108 | 136 | -28 | 54 |
| 17 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 118 | 160 | -42 | 54 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 110 | 118 | -8 | 52 |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 102 | 114 | -12 | 50 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 96 | 150 | -54 | 50 |
| 21 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 130 | 176 | -46 | 43 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 92 | 150 | -58 | 42 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 112 | 162 | -50 | 42 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 94 | 162 | -68 | 38 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 55 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 52 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 26 | 51 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 48 |
| 5 | Notts County | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 44 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 43 |
| 7 | MK Dons | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 42 |
| 8 | Stevenage | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 40 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
| 10 | Brentford | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 36 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 35 |
| 12 | Yeovil Town | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 33 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 32 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 32 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 32 |
| 16 | Bury | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 32 |
| 17 | Walsall | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 30 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 30 |
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 27 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 27 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 26 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 25 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 24 |
| 24 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 24 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 50 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | MK Dons | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 38 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 32 |
| 8 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 31 |
| 9 | Notts County | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 26 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 26 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Colchester United | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 24 |
| 16 | Bury | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 24 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 22 |
| 18 | Yeovil Town | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 21 |
| 19 | Walsall | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 20 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 18 |
| 21 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 16 |
| 22 | Chesterfield | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 15 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 42 | -25 | 12 |
| 24 | Exeter City | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 46 | -31 | 10 |