| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Watford | 46 | 88 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 19 | |||
| 2 | Bristol City | 46 | 85 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 72 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Northampton Town | 46 | 71 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Fulham | 46 | 70 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Gillingham | 46 | 70 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 29 | |||
| 8 | Wrexham | 46 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 9 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 66 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 37 | |||
| 10 | Chesterfield | 46 | 65 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 62 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 35 | |||
| 12 | Blackpool | 46 | 62 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 43 | |||
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 61 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 33 | |||
| 15 | Preston North End | 46 | 59 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 30 | |||
| 16 | 46 | 59 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 37 | ||||
| 17 | Luton Town | 46 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 26 | |||
| 18 | Millwall | 46 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 31 | |||
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 54 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 36 | |||
| 20 | Burnley | 46 | 52 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 42 | |||
| 21 | Brentford | 46 | 50 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 42 | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 49 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 40 | |||
| 23 | 46 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 45 | ||||
| 24 | 46 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 49 | ||||