| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cardiff | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31:17 | 14 | 35 | |
| 2. | Bradford City | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 26:18 | 8 | 34 | |
| 3. | Stevenage | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 19:11 | 8 | 31 | |
| 4. | Lincoln | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23:18 | 5 | 31 | |
| 5. | Stockport County | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23:21 | 2 | 29 | |
| 6. | Bolton | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24:16 | 8 | 28 | |
| 7. | Luton | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21:22 | -1 | 27 | |
| 8. | Huddersfield | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30:28 | 2 | 26 | |
| 9. | AFC Wimbledon | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23:25 | -2 | 26 | |
| 10. | Barnsley | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26:19 | 7 | 25 | |
| 11. | Wigan | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21:20 | 1 | 25 | |
| 12. | Wycombe | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26:20 | 6 | 24 | |
| 13. | Leyton Orient | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29:29 | 0 | 24 | |
| 14. | Rotherham | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20:20 | 0 | 24 | |
| 15. | Northampton | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 16:17 | -1 | 23 | |
| 16. | Mansfield | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23:23 | 0 | 22 | |
| 17. | Reading | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20:20 | 0 | 22 | |
| 18. | Doncaster | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17:24 | -7 | 22 | |
| 19. | Burton | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16:24 | -8 | 22 | |
| 20. | Exeter | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16:18 | -2 | 17 | |
| 21. | Peterborough | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 19:25 | -6 | 16 | |
| 22. | Blackpool | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17:28 | -11 | 16 | |
| 23. | Plymouth | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 19:32 | -13 | 16 | |
| 24. | Port Vale | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11:21 | -10 | 14 |