| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 26 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Notts. County | 26 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 26 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 25 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Brentford | 26 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Bristol City | 25 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Northampton Town | 26 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Blackpool | 25 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 26 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Aldershot | 24 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 12 | 26 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 23 | ||||
| 13 | 26 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | ||||
| 14 | Chesterfield | 26 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 28 | |||
| 15 | Rotherham United | 26 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 17 | Chester City | 26 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 19 | Port Vale | 25 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 26 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 38 | ||||
| 23 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 27 | ||||
| 24 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 30 | ||||