| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Barnsley | 21 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Colchester United | 21 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Luton Town | 21 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Port Vale | 21 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Bristol City | 21 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 10 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | ||||
| 11 | Wrexham | 21 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 12 | Blackpool | 21 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 13 | 21 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | ||||
| 14 | Swindon Town | 21 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Brentford | 21 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 20 | Stockport County | 21 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 21 | Peterborough United | 21 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 22 | Notts. County | 21 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 23 | Chesterfield | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | |||
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |||