| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 28 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | ||||
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Cambridge United | 25 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 29 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | ||||
| 6 | Brentford | 28 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | |||
| 7 | 28 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | ||||
| 8 | Reading | 26 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 26 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 29 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Birmingham City | 30 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Bradford City | 28 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Stoke City | 27 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 27 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Swansea City | 25 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 27 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Exeter City | 29 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Chester City | 25 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Preston North End | 28 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Fulham | 28 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 27 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 24 | Rotherham United | 26 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 31 | |||