| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Cardiff City | 20 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 7 | |||
| 4 | Bristol City | 19 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 20 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Chesterfield | 20 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Brentford | 20 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Blackpool | 20 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Port Vale | 20 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Northampton Town | 20 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Stockport County | 20 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 16 | Barnsley | 20 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 18 | Swindon Town | 20 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Colchester United | 20 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 19 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 22 | Peterborough United | 20 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26 | |||