| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 2 | 25 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| 3 | Cambridge United | 24 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Brentford | 25 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 6 | 25 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| 7 | Reading | 24 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Stoke City | 24 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 11 | 25 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | ||||
| 12 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 13 | Swansea City | 24 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Birmingham City | 26 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 15 | Bradford City | 26 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 16 | Exeter City | 25 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 25 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Preston North End | 25 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | |||
| 19 | Chester City | 24 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 20 | Fulham | 25 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 26 | |||
| 24 | Rotherham United | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 30 | |||