| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 24 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Notts. County | 24 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 24 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Bristol City | 24 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Brentford | 24 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Northampton Town | 24 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Fulham | 24 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 10 | 24 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | ||||
| 11 | Blackpool | 23 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Aldershot | 22 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 13 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 22 | ||||
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 15 | Chester City | 24 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 16 | Rotherham United | 24 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Chesterfield | 24 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Port Vale | 23 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 24 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 37 | ||||
| 23 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 24 | ||||
| 24 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 27 | ||||