| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 22 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Notts. County | 22 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 22 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Bristol City | 22 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Northampton Town | 22 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Fulham | 22 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Brentford | 22 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 10 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | ||||
| 11 | Blackpool | 21 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 12 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| 13 | Chester City | 22 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Aldershot | 20 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Port Vale | 21 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Chesterfield | 22 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 26 | |||
| 19 | Rotherham United | 22 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Preston North End | 22 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 22 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 37 | ||||
| 23 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | ||||
| 24 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | ||||