| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southend United | 46 | 82 | +29 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 43 |
| 2 | Colchester United | 46 | 79 | +18 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 40 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 76 | +20 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 72 | 52 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 73 | +13 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 59 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 46 | 72 | +18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 62 | 44 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 46 | 71 | +23 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 78 | 55 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 69 | +15 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 52 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 69 | +4 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 51 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 65 | +4 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 62 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 65 | -2 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 60 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 46 | 61 | +2 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 51 | 49 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 60 | -5 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 68 | 73 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 46 | 60 | -5 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 54 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 46 | 60 | -14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 64 |
| 15 | 46 | 56 | -8 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 62 | |
| 16 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 73 | |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 55 | -4 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 49 | 53 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 54 | -2 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 52 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 46 | 53 | -8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 64 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 46 | 52 | -10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 62 |
| 21 | 46 | 50 | -15 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 59 | |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 50 | -21 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 48 | -19 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 46 | 65 |
| 24 | Walsall | 46 | 47 | -23 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 70 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/2005_2006/league_one/index.shtml.
