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