| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 32 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Reading | 35 | 54 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Lincoln City | 33 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Fulham | 32 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | |||
| 5 | 31 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| 6 | Burnley | 32 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Oxford United | 30 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | |||
| 10 | 33 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| 11 | Gillingham | 32 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Millwall | 31 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 13 | Walsall | 34 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 14 | Brentford | 33 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Exeter City | 33 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 36 | |||
| 16 | Portsmouth | 33 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 32 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Swindon Town | 32 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 32 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 21 | Newport County | 33 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | |||
| 22 | Bristol City | 32 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 23 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 34 | ||||
| 24 | Wimbledon | 29 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | |||