| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Walsall | 18 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Port Vale | 18 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 5 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 8 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| 9 | Rotherham United | 18 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 11 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | ||||
| 12 | Watford | 18 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 14 | Wrexham | 18 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 15 | Brentford | 17 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |||
| 16 | Notts. County | 17 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |||
| 17 | Chesterfield | 18 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Halifax Town | 18 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |||
| 21 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| 22 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | ||||
| 23 | Swansea City | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 22 | |||
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |||