| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 40 | 84 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 28 | ||||
| 2 | Walsall | 41 | 77 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 37 | |||
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 28 | |||
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 39 | 64 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | |||
| 5 | Notts. County | 40 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 50 | |||
| 6 | Barnsley | 37 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 44 | |||
| 7 | Port Vale | 40 | 59 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 59 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 44 | |||
| 8 | Watford | 40 | 59 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 43 | |||
| 9 | 40 | 58 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 44 | ||||
| 10 | Newport County | 40 | 58 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 49 | |||
| 11 | Hull City | 39 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 37 | |||
| 12 | Bristol City | 41 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 44 | |||
| 13 | Halifax Town | 39 | 53 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 47 | |||
| 14 | Coventry City | 38 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 43 | |||
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 38 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 42 | |||
| 16 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | 41 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 34 | |||
| 17 | Brentford | 39 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 35 | |||
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 59 | |||
| 19 | 40 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 45 | ||||
| 20 | Swindon Town | 39 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 38 | |||
| 21 | Bradford City | 40 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 41 | |||
| 22 | Reading | 38 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 47 | |||
| 23 | Chesterfield | 41 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 50 | |||
| 24 | Colchester United | 41 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 54 | |||