| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Sunderland | 44 | 87 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 25 | ||
| 2nonMover | Walsall | 44 | 81 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | ||
| 3nonMover | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 | 80 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | ||
| 4nonMover | Notts. County | 44 | 78 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 24 | ||
| 5nonMover | Northampton Town | 45 | 73 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 30 | ||
| 6nonMover | Wigan Athletic | 45 | 72 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 38 | ||
| 7nonMover | Bristol City | 44 | 69 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 32 | ||
| 8nonMover | Fulham | 44 | 66 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 35 | ||
| 9nonMover | Bristol Rovers | 44 | 63 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 35 | ||
| 10nonMover | Blackpool | 44 | 62 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 31 | ||
| 11nonMover | Brentford | 44 | 62 | -4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 34 | ||
| 12nonMover | Port Vale | 44 | 61 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 36 | ||
| 13nonMover | Gillingham | 44 | 58 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 40 | ||
| 14nonMover | Preston North End | 44 | 57 | -10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 36 | ||
| 15nonMover | Bury | 44 | 56 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 31 | ||
| 16nonMover | Chester City | 44 | 54 | -12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 32 | ||
| 17nonMover | Chesterfield | 44 | 52 | -29 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 41 | ||
| 18nonMover | Aldershot | 44 | 51 | -10 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 41 | ||
| 19nonMover | Mansfield Town | 44 | 50 | -12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 37 | ||
| 20nonMover | Rotherham United | 44 | 49 | -15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 41 | ||
| 21nonMover | Southend United | 44 | 49 | -23 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 50 | ||
| 22nonMover | Grimsby Town | 44 | 46 | -11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 29 | ||
| 23nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 33 | -42 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 47 | ||
| 24nonMover | York City | 44 | 30 | -43 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 45 | ||