| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 32 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 27 | |||
| 2 | 31 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | ||||
| 3 | 31 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | ||||
| 4 | Swindon Town | 31 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | |||
| 5 | 31 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 23 | ||||
| 6 | Sheffield United | 31 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Brentford | 31 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Coventry City | 32 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Walsall | 32 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 31 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Notts. County | 31 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 16 | |||
| 12 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Stevenage | 30 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Crawley Town | 29 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 16 | Carlisle United | 31 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 17 | Preston North End | 31 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 32 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 32 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Colchester United | 31 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 22 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | ||||
| 23 | Portsmouth | 32 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 31 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | |||