| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 22 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | Brentford | 22 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 3 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 22 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 5 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | ||||
| 6 | Stevenage | 22 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Swindon Town | 22 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Notts. County | 22 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 8 | |||
| 9 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Crawley Town | 22 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Coventry City | 22 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | |||
| 14 | 22 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | ||||
| 15 | Preston North End | 22 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Colchester United | 22 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Walsall | 22 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 19 | Carlisle United | 22 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Portsmouth | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 23 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | ||||
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 21 | |||