| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Watford | 18 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |||
| 2 | Bristol City | 18 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Northampton Town | 18 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Millwall | 17 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | ||||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 18 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Wrexham | 17 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 9 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Blackpool | 18 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 13 | Fulham | 18 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Preston North End | 18 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | |||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 19 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 26 | ||||
| 20 | Walsall | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Burnley | 18 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 22 | Luton Town | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 23 | Carlisle United | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 24 | Brentford | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | |||