| Pos | Final | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 (P) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 43 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 83 |
| 2 | 2 (P) | Reading | 43 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 81 |
| 3 | 3 | Brentford | 43 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 78 |
| 4 | 5 (P) | Stoke City | 43 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 76 |
| 5 | 6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 74 |
| 6 | 4 | Cardiff City | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 73 |
| 7 | 7 | Bristol City | 43 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 69 |
| 8 | 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 43 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 67 |
| 9 | 9 | Oldham Athletic | 43 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 64 |
| 10 | 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 43 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 62 |
| 11 | 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 43 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 58 | -4 | 60 |
| 12 | 10 | Wigan Athletic | 43 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 57 |
| 13 | 14 | Port Vale | 43 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 59 | -9 | 57 |
| 14 | 13 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 53 | -10 | 54 |
| 15 | 16 | Blackpool | 43 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 65 | -5 | 53 |
| 16 | 17 | Peterborough United | 43 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 51 |
| 17 | 15 | Colchester United | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 72 | -13 | 50 |
| 18 | 18 | Chesterfield | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 49 |
| 19 | 20 | Northampton Town | 43 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 48 | 73 | -25 | 45 |
| 20 | 19 | Notts County | 43 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 68 | -13 | 44 |
| 21 | 22 (R) | Bury | 43 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 68 | -27 | 44 |
| 22 | 21 (R) | AFC Bournemouth | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 40 |
| 23 | 23 (R) | Wrexham | 43 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 49 | 87 | -38 | 37 |
| 24 | 24 (R) | Cambridge United | 41 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 82 | -44 | 27 |