| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 17 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Halifax Town | 18 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 5 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| 6 | Walsall | 18 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 7 | Watford | 17 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Notts. County | 18 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Barnsley | 16 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Newport County | 16 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Hull City | 18 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Port Vale | 18 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 13 | Swindon Town | 17 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Bristol City | 18 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | |||
| 16 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | ||||
| 17 | Brentford | 18 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Reading | 17 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Coventry City | 18 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 22 | Bradford City | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 23 | Chesterfield | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |||
| 24 | Colchester United | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |||