| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 39 | 76 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Reading | 39 | 74 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 27 | |||
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 39 | 69 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Barnsley | 35 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Wimbledon | 35 | 67 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Aldershot | 39 | 66 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Newport County | 38 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Portsmouth | 37 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 9 | Bradford City | 36 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 35 | |||
| 10 | 38 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 32 | ||||
| 11 | Stockport County | 38 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 30 | |||
| 12 | 37 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 29 | ||||
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 14 | 35 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | ||||
| 15 | 36 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | ||||
| 16 | Port Vale | 37 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 34 | |||
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 39 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 21 | |||
| 18 | Northampton Town | 36 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 36 | |||
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 38 | |||
| 20 | 35 | 39 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 27 | ||||
| 21 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 34 | ||||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 37 | |||
| 23 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31 | ||||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 35 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 37 | |||