| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge United | 46 | 86 | +30 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 45 |
| 2 | Southend United | 46 | 85 | +16 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 51 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 83 | +32 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 34 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 83 | +14 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 50 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 78 | +18 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 46 |
| 6 | Brentford | 46 | 76 | +12 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 47 |
| 7 | 46 | 73 | +11 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 67 | 56 | |
| 8 | Bradford City | 46 | 70 | +8 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 54 |
| 9 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 70 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 58 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 69 | +17 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 54 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 67 | +6 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 51 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 46 | 65 | -4 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 45 | 49 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 64 | -3 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 58 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 60 | -4 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 59 |
| 15 | Reading | 46 | 59 | -13 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 66 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 46 | 57 | +6 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 58 | 52 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 46 | 56 | -13 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 67 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 52 | -7 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 61 | 68 |
| 19 | Chester City | 46 | 51 | -12 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 58 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 46 | 48 | -23 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 72 |
| 21 | Fulham | 46 | 46 | -15 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 56 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 44 | -18 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 62 | 80 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 46 | 42 | -37 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 87 |
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 38 | -21 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 42 | 63 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1990_1991/league_one/index.shtml.
