| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Reading | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 89 | 1.93 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 88 | 1.91 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 88 | 56 | +32 | 85 | 1.85 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 85 | 1.85 |
| 5 | York City | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 75 | 1.63 |
| 6 | Burnley | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 73 | 1.59 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 70 | 1.52 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 70 | 1.52 |
| 9 | Hull City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 68 | 1.48 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 79 | 73 | +6 | 66 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 65 | 1.41 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 77 | -11 | 62 | 1.35 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 14 | Brighton and Hove A | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 67 | -7 | 59 | 1.28 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 58 | 1.26 |
| 16 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 58 | 1.26 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 51 | 59 | -8 | 57 | 1.24 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 71 | -14 | 56 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 79 | -13 | 54 | 1.17 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 46 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 63 | 75 | -12 | 53 | 1.15 |
| 21 | Fulham | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 63 | -13 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 83 | -31 | 45 | 0.98 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 87 | -46 | 36 | 0.78 |
| 24 | Barnet | 46 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 86 | -45 | 28 | 0.61 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










