| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 24 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Fulham | 23 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Carlisle United | 22 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 4 | 24 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| 5 | Reading | 26 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Walsall | 23 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Oxford United | 22 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Burnley | 23 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Lincoln City | 23 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Millwall | 23 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Brentford | 25 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Exeter City | 23 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 15 | 23 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||||
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 17 | Newport County | 25 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 18 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | ||||
| 19 | Swindon Town | 23 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 20 | Portsmouth | 24 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Preston North End | 24 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Bristol City | 23 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 23 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | ||||
| 24 | Wimbledon | 22 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | |||