| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Brentford | 28 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Luton Town | 25 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Bristol City | 28 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Stockport County | 26 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Millwall | 28 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Burnley | 28 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 8 | 25 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | ||||
| 9 | Chesterfield | 25 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 10 | Watford | 25 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 11 | Wrexham | 25 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 12 | Walsall | 26 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 29 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 14 | Blackpool | 27 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 29 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 28 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 18 | Gillingham | 28 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 20 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | ||||
| 21 | Peterborough United | 27 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 23 | Notts. County | 27 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 24 | Rotherham United | 27 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | |||