| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Carlisle United | 24 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Fulham | 24 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Chesterfield | 26 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 4 | 26 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| 5 | Burnley | 25 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Walsall | 26 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Reading | 27 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Oxford United | 23 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Millwall | 25 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Lincoln City | 25 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 12 | 25 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||||
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Brentford | 27 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 16 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | ||||
| 17 | Exeter City | 25 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 18 | Portsmouth | 26 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Newport County | 26 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 26 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 21 | Swindon Town | 25 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 22 | Bristol City | 25 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 23 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 24 | ||||
| 24 | Wimbledon | 24 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |||