| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 22 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Fulham | 22 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 4 | 21 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| 5 | Preston North End | 22 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Rotherham United | 22 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 22 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Halifax Town | 22 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Wrexham | 23 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Reading | 22 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Swansea City | 22 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 14 | Port Vale | 22 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Barnsley | 22 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 17 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | ||||
| 18 | Bradford City | 22 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Walsall | 22 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 20 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | ||||
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 22 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | ||||
| 23 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 25 | ||||
| 24 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | ||||