| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Port Vale | 22 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Swansea City | 24 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 22 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | |||
| 6 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | ||||
| 7 | Fulham | 24 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Preston North End | 24 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Chester City | 24 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 29 | |||
| 10 | Brentford | 23 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Bristol City | 23 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 12 | Reading | 23 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Cardiff City | 21 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Blackpool | 23 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 18 | Northampton Town | 24 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 25 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 20 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 30 | ||||
| 21 | Notts. County | 23 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 22 | Chesterfield | 23 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 30 | |||
| 23 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | ||||
| 24 | Aldershot | 23 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | |||