| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oxford United | 18 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield United | 18 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Hull City | 18 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Walsall | 18 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Orient | 18 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Wimbledon | 17 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Gillingham | 17 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Newport County | 18 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 18 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 12 | Millwall | 18 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Lincoln City | 18 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 15 | Rotherham United | 17 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 17 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | ||||
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Preston North End | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 20 | Exeter City | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | ||||
| 22 | Bradford City | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 23 | Brentford | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | |||
| 24 | Port Vale | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | |||