| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Reading | 29 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Wimbledon | 25 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Portsmouth | 28 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Aldershot | 28 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Barnsley | 25 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Newport County | 28 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 9 | 28 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | ||||
| 10 | Bradford City | 26 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 11 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | ||||
| 12 | AFC Bournemouth | 28 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 13 | 28 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 21 | ||||
| 14 | 29 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 28 | ||||
| 15 | Port Vale | 27 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 26 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 19 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | ||||
| 20 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | ||||
| 21 | Northampton Town | 26 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 31 | |||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 23 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | ||||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 31 | |||