| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 29 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | ||||
| 2 | Carlisle United | 27 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Fulham | 27 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Oxford United | 27 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Burnley | 29 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Reading | 31 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Lincoln City | 29 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Walsall | 30 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 10 | Southend United | 29 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Millwall | 29 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Brentford | 30 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 13 | 28 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | ||||
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 16 | 28 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | ||||
| 17 | 29 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | ||||
| 18 | Portsmouth | 30 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 19 | Exeter City | 29 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 35 | |||
| 20 | Newport County | 28 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 29 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 22 | Preston North End | 29 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 23 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 27 | ||||
| 24 | Wimbledon | 27 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 34 | |||