| # | English League One | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 82 | 45 | 87 | 37 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Burton Albion | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 37 | 85 | 20 | Promoted | |
| - | Walsall | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 49 | 84 | 22 | ||
| - | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 49 | 81 | 24 | ||
| - | Bradford City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 40 | 80 | 15 | ||
| Barnsley | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 54 | 74 | 16 | Promoted | ||
| - | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | 74 | 13 | ||
| - | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 49 | 69 | 18 | ||
| - | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 69 | 15 | ||
| - | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 61 | 69 | 7 | ||
| - | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 59 | 66 | 5 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 58 | 65 | -2 | ||
| - | Peterborough United | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 9 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | 59 | -6 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | 59 | -7 | ||
| - | Bury* | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 73 | 57 | -17 | ||
| - | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 58 | 54 | -14 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 58 | 70 | 53 | -12 | ||
| - | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 52 | 56 | 51 | -4 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 79 | 50 | -21 | ||
| * | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 64 | 46 | -16 | Relegated | |
| * | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 63 | 46 | -23 | Relegated | |
| * | Colchester United | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 57 | 99 | 40 | -42 | Relegated | |
| * | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 46 | 83 | 34 | -37 | Relegated |