Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Portsmouth 12 26   3 4 0 10 6   4 1 0 10 4
2 Peterborough United 12 25   4 0 2 18 13   4 1 1 15 14
3 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. 12 24   4 2 0 14 5   2 4 0 10 5
4 Reading 12 24   3 0 2 11 7   5 0 2 17 15
5 Grimsby Town 12 22   4 1 1 13 6   3 0 3 7 9
6 Port Vale 12 21   4 1 1 10 3   2 2 2 9 11
7 Shrewsbury Town 12 19   3 2 1 18 11   2 2 2 6 7
8 Hull City 12 19   4 0 1 10 3   1 4 2 9 11
9 Queens Park Rangers 11 18   3 2 2 20 12   2 1 1 10 7
10 11 18   4 0 1 14 7   2 0 4 11 14
11 Halifax Town 11 17   3 1 1 8 5   2 1 3 9 13
12 Crystal Palace 12 16   2 2 3 14 15   2 2 1 8 5
13 Bristol City 12 16   3 0 3 8 6   2 1 3 6 8
14 Southend United 12 16   3 1 1 7 5   1 3 3 8 9
15 Notts. County 12 15   4 2 1 18 7   0 1 4 7 14
16 Coventry City 12 15   4 1 1 13 7   0 2 4 5 14
17 Watford 12 13   2 4 1 12 10   1 0 4 7 13
18 Lincoln City 12 13   2 1 3 8 13   1 3 2 8 12
19 Northampton Town 12 12   0 2 3 4 9   3 1 3 11 8
20 Barnsley 12 11   2 1 3 14 13   1 1 4 8 18
21 12 10   1 4 1 11 9   1 0 5 7 20
22 12 9   1 0 6 13 17   2 0 3 7 12
23 Newport County 11 8   1 0 4 7 10   1 2 3 7 17
24 Brentford 12 7   2 1 2 7 5   0 0 7 2 22