| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Carlisle United | 19 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Chesterfield | 18 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 18 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 4 | 19 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| 5 | Fulham | 19 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Brentford | 19 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | |||
| 7 | 19 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 9 | Oxford United | 18 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Millwall | 19 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | ||||
| 12 | Reading | 18 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 13 | Exeter City | 20 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 14 | Newport County | 20 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 15 | Lincoln City | 18 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Portsmouth | 19 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Burnley | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Swindon Town | 20 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 19 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 22 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | ||||
| 23 | Preston North End | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 24 | Wimbledon | 18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |||