| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Barnsley | 23 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Bristol City | 23 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Colchester United | 23 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Port Vale | 22 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 8 | 22 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| 9 | Luton Town | 23 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Blackpool | 22 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 11 | 23 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | ||||
| 12 | 23 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | ||||
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 23 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 14 | 23 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | ||||
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 19 | Brentford | 23 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Peterborough United | 23 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | ||||
| 22 | Notts. County | 23 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | |||
| 23 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |||