| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Fulham | 24 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Walsall | 26 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Stoke City | 25 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Preston North End | 24 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 25 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 23 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 25 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Manchester City | 25 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Reading | 24 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Millwall | 25 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 25 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Luton Town | 23 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 13 | Blackpool | 26 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 14 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 25 | ||||
| 15 | Burnley | 26 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 17 | Colchester United | 25 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Northampton Town | 25 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 19 | Wrexham | 25 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Notts. County | 24 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 23 | Macclesfield Town | 25 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 24 | Lincoln City | 25 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | |||