| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 29 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | ||||
| 2 | 29 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | ||||
| 3 | Walsall | 29 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 4 | 29 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | ||||
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 27 | |||
| 6 | Reading | 29 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 30 | |||
| 7 | Oxford United | 30 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Swindon Town | 28 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Watford | 29 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Barrow | 29 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Peterborough United | 29 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 12 | 29 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 31 | ||||
| 13 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | 29 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | |||
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 15 | 29 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 18 | 28 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 30 | ||||
| 19 | Northampton Town | 29 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 20 | Colchester United | 28 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 30 | |||
| 21 | Orient | 26 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 32 | |||
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 34 | |||