| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 18 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 4 | 18 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | ||||
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Stoke City | 17 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Cambridge United | 18 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Brentford | 17 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Bradford City | 18 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 11 | Birmingham City | 18 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 13 | Reading | 18 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Swansea City | 18 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 17 | Preston North End | 18 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 18 | Exeter City | 18 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Chester City | 18 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 22 | Fulham | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 24 | Rotherham United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 23 | |||