| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Fulham | 28 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Preston North End | 29 | 56 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 29 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | |||
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 27 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 5 | 28 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| 6 | Stoke City | 28 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 7 | Manchester City | 29 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Chesterfield | 29 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Millwall | 30 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Reading | 28 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Luton Town | 27 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Blackpool | 29 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 14 | 30 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 30 | ||||
| 15 | Colchester United | 30 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Burnley | 30 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 19 | Wrexham | 28 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 20 | Northampton Town | 28 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 26 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 29 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |||
| 23 | Lincoln City | 28 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 24 | Macclesfield Town | 28 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | |||