| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 43 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 102 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 44 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 86 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 84 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 44 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 82 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 44 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 81 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 72 |
| 7 | Reading | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 72 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 44 | 20 | 6 | 18 | -3 | 66 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 64 |
| 10 | Blackpool FC | 43 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 63 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 61 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 58 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 55 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 55 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 43 | 13 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 53 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 53 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 43 | 13 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 50 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | -15 | 50 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 43 | 13 | 9 | 21 | -14 | 48 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 43 | 10 | 13 | 20 | -16 | 43 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 44 | 12 | 7 | 25 | -27 | 43 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 44 | 10 | 10 | 24 | -30 | 40 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 44 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -26 | 38 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 7 | 9 | 28 | -38 | 30 |
- England - Championship
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