| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Reading | 36 | 67 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | |||
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 35 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Wimbledon | 31 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Aldershot | 35 | 61 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Barnsley | 31 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Newport County | 35 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Portsmouth | 33 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Stockport County | 34 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | |||
| 10 | 34 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | ||||
| 11 | 34 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 23 | ||||
| 12 | Bradford City | 32 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 33 | |||
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 35 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 14 | 31 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | ||||
| 15 | Port Vale | 33 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 35 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 33 | |||
| 17 | 32 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | ||||
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 32 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 19 | 31 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | ||||
| 20 | Northampton Town | 32 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | |||
| 21 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | ||||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 37 | |||
| 23 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | ||||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 32 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 35 | |||