| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cardiff | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 37:22 | 15 | 41 | |
| 2. | Lincoln | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 30:22 | 8 | 38 | |
| 3. | Bradford City | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 29:20 | 9 | 37 | |
| 4. | Stevenage | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24:15 | 9 | 35 | |
| 5. | Stockport County | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28:25 | 3 | 35 | |
| 6. | Bolton | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28:19 | 9 | 34 | |
| 7. | Huddersfield | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35:31 | 4 | 31 | |
| 8. | Luton | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26:28 | -2 | 29 | |
| 9. | Wycombe | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28:22 | 6 | 28 | |
| 10. | Barnsley | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30:27 | 3 | 28 | |
| 11. | Leyton Orient | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34:34 | 0 | 28 | |
| 12. | Northampton | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 21:21 | 0 | 27 | |
| 13. | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 24:29 | -5 | 27 | |
| 14. | Wigan | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22:23 | -1 | 26 | |
| 15. | Reading | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24:26 | -2 | 25 | |
| 16. | Peterborough | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 24:27 | -3 | 25 | |
| 17. | Plymouth | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 26:33 | -7 | 25 | |
| 18. | Rotherham | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21:27 | -6 | 24 | |
| 19. | Burton | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18:26 | -8 | 24 | |
| 20. | Exeter | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 21:20 | 1 | 23 | |
| 21. | Mansfield | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24:26 | -2 | 23 | |
| 22. | Blackpool | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24:30 | -6 | 23 | |
| 23. | Doncaster | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21:35 | -14 | 22 | |
| 24. | Port Vale | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13:24 | -11 | 15 |