| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 18 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Bristol City | 17 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Brentford | 18 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Blackpool | 18 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Chesterfield | 18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 10 | Luton Town | 18 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 13 | Port Vale | 18 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Northampton Town | 18 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 15 | Stockport County | 18 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Barnsley | 18 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 18 | Swindon Town | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 19 | Notts. County | 17 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 21 | Colchester United | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 22 | Peterborough United | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | |||