| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Preston North End | 33 | 62 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Fulham | 33 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Halifax Town | 34 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 32 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 33 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Rotherham United | 33 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 7 | 32 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | ||||
| 8 | Chesterfield | 33 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 34 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 10 | Swansea City | 32 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Wrexham | 34 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 32 | |||
| 12 | Barnsley | 34 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Reading | 30 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Bradford City | 34 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 15 | 33 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 31 | ||||
| 16 | Walsall | 34 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 18 | Port Vale | 33 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 33 | |||
| 19 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 28 | ||||
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 35 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 32 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 36 | |||
| 23 | Gillingham | 33 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 27 | |||
| 24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | |||