| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Watford | 38 | 75 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Bristol City | 37 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 35 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Northampton Town | 38 | 61 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Wrexham | 37 | 60 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Fulham | 37 | 57 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Gillingham | 37 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | |||
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 9 | AFC Bournemouth | 37 | 50 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 38 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 11 | 38 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 32 | ||||
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 13 | Chesterfield | 38 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 14 | Millwall | 37 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 15 | Blackpool | 37 | 47 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 34 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 37 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 36 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 18 | Walsall | 35 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 19 | 38 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 34 | ||||
| 20 | Brentford | 38 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 37 | |||
| 21 | Luton Town | 37 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | |||
| 23 | 38 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 43 | ||||
| 24 | Burnley | 36 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 31 | |||