| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Watford | 39 | 76 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Bristol City | 38 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Wrexham | 38 | 63 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 36 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Northampton Town | 39 | 62 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Fulham | 38 | 60 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Gillingham | 38 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 39 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 9 | Chesterfield | 39 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Millwall | 38 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 12 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 50 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 33 | |||
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 39 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 33 | |||
| 14 | 39 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 32 | ||||
| 15 | Blackpool | 38 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 34 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 38 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Walsall | 36 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 37 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 29 | |||
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | |||
| 20 | Brentford | 39 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 37 | |||
| 21 | 39 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 36 | ||||
| 22 | Luton Town | 38 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 23 | 39 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 43 | ||||
| 24 | Burnley | 37 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 32 | |||