| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Fulham | 21 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Walsall | 22 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Stoke City | 22 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Preston North End | 21 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 22 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 21 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Millwall | 22 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Reading | 21 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Luton Town | 20 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Manchester City | 22 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Blackpool | 22 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 14 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | ||||
| 15 | Colchester United | 21 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |||
| 17 | Wrexham | 22 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 18 | Northampton Town | 22 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 19 | Burnley | 22 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Notts. County | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 21 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 24 | Lincoln City | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | |||