| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 29 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | ||||
| 2 | 28 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | Swindon Town | 27 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Brentford | 27 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 28 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | |||
| 6 | 26 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| 7 | Coventry City | 29 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 18 | |||
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 27 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 9 | 27 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 23 | ||||
| 10 | Crawley Town | 27 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Walsall | 29 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Stevenage | 26 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Notts. County | 25 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 10 | |||
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 26 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 27 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 17 | Carlisle United | 27 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 29 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 27 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 21 | Colchester United | 27 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | ||||
| 23 | Portsmouth | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 26 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 27 | |||