| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Preston North End | 29 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Fulham | 29 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Halifax Town | 31 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 13 | |||
| 6 | 28 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 30 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Wrexham | 30 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Rotherham United | 29 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 11 | Barnsley | 30 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Bradford City | 30 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 13 | Swansea City | 28 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Reading | 28 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 28 | |||
| 15 | Port Vale | 30 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 16 | Walsall | 30 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | |||
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 19 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 29 | ||||
| 20 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | ||||
| 21 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | ||||
| 22 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | ||||
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 24 | ||||