| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Fulham | 23 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Walsall | 24 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Stoke City | 24 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Preston North End | 23 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 5 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 6 | 23 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 7 | Manchester City | 24 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Reading | 22 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Chesterfield | 23 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Blackpool | 24 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 12 | Millwall | 24 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 13 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | ||||
| 14 | Luton Town | 21 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 16 | Colchester United | 23 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Northampton Town | 24 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 18 | Wrexham | 24 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Burnley | 24 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | |||
| 20 | Notts. County | 23 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 24 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 24 | Lincoln City | 24 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | |||