| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Fulham | 31 | 52 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Carlisle United | 30 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Chesterfield | 31 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Reading | 34 | 51 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Lincoln City | 32 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Burnley | 30 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 33 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Oxford United | 28 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 9 | 32 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 33 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Millwall | 31 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Walsall | 33 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 13 | Brentford | 32 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 14 | 31 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | ||||
| 15 | Portsmouth | 32 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 32 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 17 | Exeter City | 31 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 36 | |||
| 18 | Swindon Town | 31 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 19 | 31 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 32 | ||||
| 20 | Preston North End | 31 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 21 | Newport County | 32 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 22 | Bristol City | 31 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 23 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 30 | ||||
| 24 | Wimbledon | 28 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 34 | |||