| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Cambridge United | 44 | 88 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Exeter City | 45 | 84 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 33 | |||
| 3 | Bradford City | 45 | 82 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | |||
| 4 | Colchester United | 45 | 81 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 29 | |||
| 5 | Swansea City | 45 | 80 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 36 | |||
| 6 | Barnsley | 45 | 75 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 45 | 72 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 37 | |||
| 8 | Watford | 45 | 68 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 37 | |||
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 45 | 68 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 34 | |||
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 67 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 45 | |||
| 11 | 45 | 66 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 | ||||
| 12 | 44 | 64 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 23 | ||||
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 45 | 60 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 31 | |||
| 14 | Aldershot | 44 | 59 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 37 | |||
| 15 | Brentford | 45 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 47 | |||
| 16 | Stockport County | 45 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 36 | |||
| 17 | 45 | 57 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 45 | ||||
| 18 | 45 | 51 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | ||||
| 19 | 45 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 49 | ||||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 45 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 40 | |||
| 21 | Newport County | 43 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 37 | |||
| 22 | Hartlepool | 45 | 42 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 53 | |||
| 23 | 45 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 48 | ||||
| 24 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 59 | ||||