| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | Rotherham United | 12 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 8 | Bristol City | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Notts. County | 12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 10 | Birmingham City | 12 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Fulham | 12 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 13 | Reading | 12 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 15 | Walsall | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Northampton Town | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 18 | Blackpool | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 19 | Swansea City | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 21 | Chester City | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 22 | Brentford | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 24 | Cardiff City | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||