| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 75 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 18 | ||
| 2MovingUp | Cardiff City | 39 | 74 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | ||
| 3MovingDown | Chesterfield * | 39 | 73 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 19 | ||
| 4nonMover | Hartlepool United | 40 | 68 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | ||
| 5nonMover | Leyton Orient | 39 | 61 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 30 | ||
| 6nonMover | Blackpool | 39 | 59 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 28 | ||
| 7MovingUp | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 59 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 32 | ||
| 8MovingDown | Cheltenham Town | 40 | 59 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 21 | ||
| 9MovingDown | Hull City | 39 | 59 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 20 | ||
| 10nonMover | Rochdale | 37 | 54 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 17 | ||
| 11nonMover | Southend United | 38 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | ||
| 12nonMover | Macclesfield Town | 39 | 49 | -3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 32 | ||
| 13nonMover | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 49 | -3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 36 | ||
| 14MovingUp | Kidderminster Harriers | 40 | 47 | -15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | ||
| 15MovingDown | Mansfield Town | 39 | 45 | -10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | ||
| 16MovingDown | Shrewsbury Town | 39 | 45 | -15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 33 | ||
| 17MovingUp | Exeter City | 40 | 44 | -16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 34 | ||
| 18MovingUp | Darlington | 38 | 43 | -8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 25 | ||
| 19MovingDown | York City | 40 | 43 | -21 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 33 | ||
| 20nonMover | Barnet | 40 | 41 | -13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 47 | ||
| 21MovingUp | Carlisle United | 39 | 41 | -15 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | ||
| 22MovingDown | Lincoln City | 37 | 39 | -6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 30 | ||
| 23nonMover | Halifax Town | 38 | 38 | -13 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 30 | ||
| 24MovingDown | Torquay United | 38 | 37 | -26 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 41 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2001 | Chesterfield | Deducted nine points for financial irregularities. |