| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon Town | 46 | 92 | +37 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 71 | 34 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 46 | 83 | +37 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 39 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 46 | 82 | +27 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 40 |
| 4 | Notts. County | 46 | 78 | +24 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 63 | 39 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 73 | +17 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 77 | 60 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 46 | 73 | +2 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 69 |
| 7 | 46 | 72 | +5 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 56 | 51 | |
| 8 | 46 | 70 | +21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 76 | 55 | |
| 9 | 46 | 70 | +14 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 61 | 47 | |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 70 | -3 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 60 |
| 11 | Walsall | 46 | 69 | +15 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 45 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 60 | +4 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 63 | 59 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 46 | 60 | -5 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 60 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 58 | -19 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 70 |
| 15 | Brentford | 46 | 58 | -6 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 49 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 46 | 56 | -8 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 62 |
| 17 | Burnley | 46 | 55 | -12 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 68 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 53 | -12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 58 | 70 |
| 19 | Peterborough United | 46 | 52 | -7 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 66 |
| 20 | 46 | 52 | -15 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 58 | 73 | |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 46 | 49 | -15 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 72 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 46 | 47 | -36 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 79 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 40 | -23 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 46 | 69 |
| 24 | Hull City | 46 | 31 | -42 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 78 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1995_1996/league_one/index.shtml.
