| # | English League One | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Preston North End | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 74 | 37 | 95 | 37 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Burnley | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 69 | 47 | 88 | 22 | Promoted | |
| Gillingham | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 48 | 85 | 31 | Promoted | ||
| - | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 72 | 38 | 83 | 34 | ||
| - | Millwall | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 76 | 50 | 82 | 26 | ||
| - | Stoke City | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 42 | 82 | 26 | ||
| - | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 45 | 80 | 24 | ||
| - | Notts County | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 55 | 65 | 6 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 59 | 57 | 64 | 2 | ||
| - | Reading | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | 62 | -6 | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 61 | 62 | -9 | ||
| - | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 53 | 61 | 3 | ||
| - | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 65 | 61 | -4 | ||
| - | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 55 | 60 | -5 | ||
| - | Bury | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 61 | 64 | 57 | -3 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 62 | 57 | -3 | ||
| - | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 61 | 52 | -14 | ||
| - | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 82 | 52 | -23 | ||
| - | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 64 | 65 | 48 | -1 | ||
| - | Oxford United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 73 | 45 | -30 | ||
| * | Cardiff City | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 67 | 44 | -22 | Relegated | |
| * | Blackpool | 46 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 77 | 41 | -28 | Relegated | |
| * | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 74 | 39 | -34 | Relegated | |
| * | Chesterfield | 46 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 63 | 36 | -29 | Relegated |