| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Fulham | 27 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Preston North End | 28 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 28 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Stoke City | 27 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 5 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 6 | 27 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 28 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Manchester City | 28 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Millwall | 29 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 27 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Reading | 27 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Blackpool | 28 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Luton Town | 26 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 14 | 29 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 28 | ||||
| 15 | Burnley | 29 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Colchester United | 28 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 19 | Wrexham | 27 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | |||
| 20 | Northampton Town | 27 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 26 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 27 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 28 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |||
| 24 | Macclesfield Town | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | |||