| Pl. | Mannschaft | Games | Goal difference | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tranmere | 490 | -8 | 665 |
| 2 | Oldham | 489 | -35 | 628 |
| 3 | Brentford | 410 | 13 | 598 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 354 | 80 | 559 |
| 5 | Colchester | 413 | -5 | 559 |
| 6 | Swindon | 403 | 24 | 543 |
| 7 | Milton | 359 | 47 | 514 |
| 8 | Walsall | 396 | -31 | 508 |
| 9 | Hartlepool | 399 | -55 | 494 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 356 | 28 | 493 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 357 | -18 | 482 |
| 12 | Yeovil | 359 | -59 | 470 |
| 13 | Carlisle | 358 | -61 | 468 |
| 14 | Brighton | 263 | 54 | 397 |
| 15 | Doncaster | 218 | 55 | 347 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 224 | 59 | 344 |
| 17 | Peterborough | 229 | 45 | 332 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 262 | -47 | 331 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe | 224 | 29 | 323 |
| 20 | Notts | 230 | -31 | 280 |
| 21 | Sheffield W. | 184 | 35 | 276 |
| 22 | Millwall | 171 | 28 | 267 |
| 23 | Crewe | 219 | -74 | 262 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 220 | -101 | 251 |
| 25 | Leeds United | 133 | 88 | 250 |
| 26 | Chesterfield | 224 | -71 | 248 |
| 27 | Southend | 168 | 15 | 245 |
| 28 | Charlton | 138 | 65 | 244 |
| 29 | Sheffield U. | 138 | 57 | 232 |
| 30 | Blackpool | 175 | -1 | 232 |
| 31 | Swansea City | 128 | 78 | 220 |
| 32 | Bradford City | 172 | -10 | 215 |
| 33 | Bristol Rovers | 171 | -25 | 214 |
| 34 | Nottingham | 123 | 61 | 206 |
| 35 | Luton | 135 | 22 | 203 |
| 36 | Preston | 138 | 17 | 198 |
| 37 | Barnsley | 134 | 18 | 189 |
| 38 | Rotherham | 135 | 2 | 183 |
| 39 | Southampton | 92 | 86 | 175 |
| 40 | FC Stevenage | 138 | -18 | 169 |
| 41 | Northampton | 131 | 1 | 164 |
| 42 | Exeter City | 138 | -48 | 163 |
| 43 | Stockport | 181 | -112 | 162 |
| 44 | Plymouth | 92 | 21 | 142 |
| 45 | Cheltenham | 126 | -74 | 130 |
| 46 | Coventry | 92 | 4 | 126 |
| 47 | Crawley Town | 92 | -5 | 125 |
| 48 | Wycombe | 138 | -68 | 125 |
| 49 | Wrexham AFC | 92 | -28 | 113 |
| 50 | AFC Rochdale | 92 | -26 | 106 |
| 51 | Wolverhampton | 46 | 58 | 103 |
| 52 | Shrewsbury | 92 | -27 | 97 |
| 53 | Bury | 92 | -47 | 97 |
| 54 | Norwich City | 46 | 42 | 95 |
| 55 | Leicester | 44 | 40 | 90 |
| 56 | Hull City | 46 | 27 | 86 |
| 57 | Rangers | 46 | 35 | 83 |
| 58 | Torquay United | 46 | -24 | 51 |
| 59 | Grimsby | 46 | -26 | 50 |
| 60 | AFC Rushden An | 46 | -14 | 48 |
| 61 | Dagenham FC | 46 | -18 | 47 |
| 62 | Portsmouth | 46 | -18 | 42 |
| 63 | Hereford FC | 46 | -37 | 34 |
| 64 | Hereford UTD | 6 | -6 | 4 |
Tooor in Nürnberg, ich pack das nicht, ich halt das nicht mehr aus, ich will das nicht mehr sehen... aber sie haben ein Tor gemacht, ich glaube es nicht, aber der Ball ist drin. Ich weiß nicht, wie.
— BR-Reporter Günther Koch bei der legendären Radio-Schlusskonferenz zum Bundesliga-Saisonfinale am 29. Mai 1999.