| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 3 | 20 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | ||||
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 20 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 6 | Brentford | 20 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |||
| 7 | Carlisle United | 20 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Notts. County | 20 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Stevenage | 20 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 10 | Preston North End | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 11 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | ||||
| 12 | Colchester United | 20 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 20 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | |||
| 14 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | ||||
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 18 | Exeter City | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 21 | Walsall | 20 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 22 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 24 | Chesterfield | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 26 | |||