| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Middlesbrough | 46 | 82 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 21 | ||
| 2nonMover | Reading | 46 | 79 | 58 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 23 | ||
| 3nonMover | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 77 | 67 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 32 | ||
| 4nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 76 | 77 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 43 | ||
| 5nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 76 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 35 | ||
| 6nonMover | Barnsley | 46 | 72 | 63 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 33 | ||
| 7nonMover | Watford | 46 | 70 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 29 | ||
| 8nonMover | Sheffield United | 46 | 68 | 74 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 34 | ||
| 9nonMover | Derby County | 46 | 66 | 66 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 28 | ||
| 10nonMover | Grimsby Town | 46 | 65 | 62 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 37 | ||
| 11nonMover | Stoke City | 46 | 63 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 32 | ||
| 12nonMover | Millwall | 46 | 62 | 60 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 38 | ||
| 13nonMover | Southend United | 46 | 62 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 48 | ||
| 14nonMover | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 61 | 60 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 39 | ||
| 15nonMover | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 59 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 41 | ||
| 16nonMover | Luton Town | 46 | 58 | 61 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 34 | ||
| 17nonMover | Port Vale | 46 | 58 | 58 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 40 | ||
| 18nonMover | Portsmouth | 46 | 58 | 53 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | ||
| 19nonMover | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 58 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 33 | ||
| 20nonMover | Sunderland | 46 | 54 | 41 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 23 | ||
| 21nonMover | Swindon Town | 46 | 48 | 54 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 46 | ||
| 22nonMover | Burnley | 46 | 46 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 41 | ||
| 23nonMover | Bristol City | 46 | 45 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 35 | ||
| 24nonMover | Notts. County | 46 | 40 | 45 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 38 | ||
| Play-off matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sun 14th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Tranmere Rovers 1 Reading 3 |
| Sun 14th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Bolton Wanderers 1 |
| Wed 17th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Bolton Wanderers 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (aet) |
| Wed 17th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Reading 0 Tranmere Rovers 0 |
| Mon 29th May | Final | Bolton Wanderers 4 Reading 3 (aet) |