| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Cambridge United | 46 | 86 | +30 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | ||
| 2nonMover | Southend United | 46 | 85 | +16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 28 | ||
| 3nonMover | Grimsby Town | 46 | 83 | +32 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 21 | ||
| 4nonMover | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 83 | +14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | ||
| 5nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 78 | +18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | ||
| 6nonMover | Brentford | 46 | 76 | +12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 25 | ||
| 7nonMover | Bury | 46 | 73 | +11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 30 | ||
| 8nonMover | Bradford City | 46 | 70 | +8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 32 | ||
| 9nonMover | Bournemouth | 46 | 70 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | ||
| 10nonMover | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 69 | +17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 34 | ||
| 11nonMover | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 67 | +6 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 28 | ||
| 12nonMover | Birmingham City | 46 | 65 | -4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 28 | ||
| 13nonMover | Leyton Orient | 46 | 64 | -3 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 39 | ||
| 14nonMover | Stoke City | 46 | 60 | -4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | ||
| 15nonMover | Reading | 46 | 59 | -13 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 38 | ||
| 16nonMover | Exeter City | 46 | 57 | +6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 36 | ||
| 17nonMover | Preston North End | 46 | 56 | -13 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 38 | ||
| 18nonMover | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 52 | -7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 46 | ||
| 19nonMover | Chester City | 46 | 51 | -12 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | ||
| 20nonMover | Swansea City | 46 | 48 | -23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 39 | ||
| 21nonMover | Fulham | 46 | 46 | -15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 34 | ||
| 22nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 44 | -18 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 45 | ||
| 23nonMover | Rotherham United | 46 | 42 | -37 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 49 | ||
| 24nonMover | Mansfield Town | 46 | 38 | -21 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 36 | ||
| Play-off matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sun 19th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Brentford 2 Tranmere Rovers 2 |
| Sun 19th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Bury 1 Bolton Wanderers 1 |
| Wed 22nd May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Bolton Wanderers 1 Bury 0 |
| Wed 22nd May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Tranmere Rovers 1 Brentford 0 |
| Sat 1st Jun | Final | Tranmere Rovers 1 Bolton Wanderers 0 (aet) |