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