| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 28 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Notts. County | 29 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 29 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 53 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Brentford | 28 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Northampton Town | 30 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Bristol City | 27 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 9 | 30 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | ||||
| 10 | 29 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | ||||
| 11 | Fulham | 29 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Aldershot | 27 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 13 | Blackpool | 26 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Chester City | 29 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Rotherham United | 29 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 30 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 17 | Chesterfield | 28 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 30 | |||
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 19 | Port Vale | 27 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 22 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 40 | ||||
| 23 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | ||||
| 24 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 35 | ||||