| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fulham | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 29:20 | 9 | 41 | |
| 2. | Walsall | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 26:24 | 2 | 41 | |
| 3. | Manchester City | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 31:19 | 12 | 37 | |
| 4. | Preston | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32:27 | 5 | 37 | |
| 5. | Stoke | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 27:31 | -4 | 35 | |
| 6. | Gillingham | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30:27 | 3 | 30 | |
| 7. | Wigan | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31:32 | -1 | 29 | |
| 8. | Bournemouth | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26:30 | -4 | 27 | |
| 9. | Blackpool | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20:30 | -10 | 27 | |
| 10. | Millwall | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19:35 | -16 | 27 | |
| 11. | Reading | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25:37 | -12 | 25 | |
| 12. | Luton | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26:34 | -8 | 24 | |
| 13. | Burnley | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 31:40 | -9 | 24 | |
| 14. | Northampton | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17:26 | -9 | 24 | |
| 15. | Notts Co | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23:34 | -11 | 24 | |
| 16. | York City | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 28:47 | -19 | 24 | |
| 17. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 30:28 | 2 | 23 | |
| 18. | Wrexham | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22:34 | -12 | 23 | |
| 19. | Oldham | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22:35 | -13 | 23 | |
| 20. | Wycombe | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21:32 | -11 | 22 | |
| 21. | Colchester | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27:40 | -13 | 18 | |
| 22. | Macclesfield | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19:33 | -14 | 18 | |
| 23. | Chesterfield | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12:29 | -17 | 17 | |
| 24. | Lincoln | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15:47 | -32 | 15 |