| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 19 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 19 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 5 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | ||||
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Stoke City | 19 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Cambridge United | 19 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Brentford | 18 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 19 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 12 | Bradford City | 19 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 13 | Birmingham City | 19 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Reading | 19 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 15 | Swansea City | 19 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Preston North End | 19 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 18 | Exeter City | 19 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Chester City | 19 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 23 | Fulham | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 24 | Rotherham United | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | |||