| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Watford | 24 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Bristol City | 24 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Northampton Town | 24 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 24 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 7 | 24 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 18 | ||||
| 8 | Millwall | 23 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Fulham | 24 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Blackpool | 24 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Preston North End | 24 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Wrexham | 23 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Walsall | 23 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 17 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | ||||
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 19 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 29 | ||||
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 21 | Luton Town | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 22 | Brentford | 24 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 | |||
| 23 | Burnley | 24 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 24 | Carlisle United | 24 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | |||