| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield United | 24 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | |||
| 4 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | ||||
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Stevenage | 24 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Carlisle United | 24 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Brentford | 24 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 9 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | ||||
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Notts. County | 24 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Colchester United | 24 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 13 | Preston North End | 24 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 16 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | ||||
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 19 | Walsall | 24 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Exeter City | 24 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 23 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| 24 | Chesterfield | 24 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 29 | |||