| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Chesterfield * | 37 | 71 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 19 | ||
| 2MovingUp | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 67 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 15 | ||
| 3MovingDown | Cardiff City | 35 | 65 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 25 | ||
| 4nonMover | Hartlepool United | 36 | 60 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | ||
| 5nonMover | Blackpool | 35 | 58 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | ||
| 6nonMover | Leyton Orient | 34 | 55 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 27 | ||
| 7MovingUp | Rochdale | 33 | 51 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 13 | ||
| 8MovingUp | Cheltenham Town | 36 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 20 | ||
| 9MovingDown | Southend United | 35 | 51 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | ||
| 10MovingDown | Hull City | 35 | 51 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | ||
| 11nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 35 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 30 | ||
| 12MovingUp | Plymouth Argyle | 33 | 45 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | ||
| 13MovingDown | Mansfield Town | 37 | 44 | -8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 38 | ||
| 14nonMover | Macclesfield Town | 36 | 43 | -6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 31 | ||
| 15nonMover | Kidderminster Harriers | 35 | 42 | -15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 27 | ||
| 16nonMover | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 40 | -10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 17MovingDown | Barnet | 34 | 38 | -3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 34 | ||
| 18MovingUp | Lincoln City | 33 | 37 | -4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | ||
| 19nonMover | Exeter City | 36 | 37 | -18 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 32 | ||
| 20MovingUp | York City | 35 | 37 | -22 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 31 | ||
| 21MovingDown | Darlington | 32 | 36 | -7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | ||
| 22MovingDown | Torquay United | 36 | 36 | -25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 40 | ||
| 23MovingDown | Halifax Town | 34 | 33 | -14 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 25 | ||
| 24nonMover | Carlisle United | 34 | 31 | -15 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 24 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2001 | Chesterfield | Deducted nine points for financial irregularities. |