| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Preston North End | 26 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Fulham | 25 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 27 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Stoke City | 26 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 5 | 26 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 27 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Manchester City | 27 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Millwall | 27 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Reading | 26 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 12 | 28 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 28 | ||||
| 13 | Luton Town | 25 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 14 | Blackpool | 27 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Burnley | 28 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 32 | |||
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 17 | Wrexham | 26 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Colchester United | 27 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 20 | Northampton Town | 26 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 25 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 23 | Lincoln City | 26 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 24 | Macclesfield Town | 25 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | |||