| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |||
| 3 | Stoke City | 16 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | |||
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Cambridge United | 16 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 8 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||||
| 9 | Bradford City | 16 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 11 | Brentford | 16 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | |||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 16 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Reading | 16 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 16 | Swansea City | 16 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Chester City | 16 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 18 | Preston North End | 16 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Exeter City | 16 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 20 | Fulham | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 24 | Rotherham United | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | |||