| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Carlisle United | 25 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Fulham | 25 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Chesterfield | 27 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 4 | 27 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| 5 | Burnley | 26 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Reading | 29 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Walsall | 27 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Oxford United | 24 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Millwall | 26 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Lincoln City | 26 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 12 | 26 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | ||||
| 13 | Brentford | 28 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Portsmouth | 27 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 17 | 26 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | ||||
| 18 | Exeter City | 26 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Preston North End | 27 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 20 | Newport County | 27 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Swindon Town | 26 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 22 | Bristol City | 26 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 23 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 24 | ||||
| 24 | Wimbledon | 25 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |||