| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cardiff | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 68:36 | 32 | 72 | |
| 2. | Lincoln | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 63:31 | 32 | 71 | |
| 3. | Bolton | 35 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 50:34 | 16 | 61 | |
| 4. | Bradford City | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 43:38 | 5 | 58 | |
| 5. | Stockport County | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 47:43 | 4 | 56 | |
| 6. | Wycombe | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 50:36 | 14 | 53 | |
| 7. | Huddersfield | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 55:46 | 9 | 52 | |
| 8. | Reading | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50:44 | 6 | 51 | |
| 9. | Stevenage | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 37:35 | 2 | 51 | |
| 10. | Luton | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 43:41 | 2 | 47 | |
| 11. | Peterborough | 35 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 50:49 | 1 | 46 | |
| 12. | Plymouth | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 49:50 | -1 | 46 | |
| 13. | Barnsley | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 53:54 | -1 | 44 | |
| 14. | AFC Wimbledon | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 41:48 | -7 | 43 | |
| 15. | Exeter | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 39:40 | -1 | 42 | |
| 16. | Mansfield | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 39:37 | 2 | 41 | |
| 17. | Burton | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 39:50 | -11 | 40 | |
| 18. | Doncaster | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 36:55 | -19 | 39 | |
| 19. | Wigan | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 35:46 | -11 | 37 | |
| 20. | Blackpool | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40:54 | -14 | 37 | |
| 21. | Leyton Orient | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 44:56 | -12 | 36 | |
| 22. | Rotherham | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 33:47 | -14 | 35 | |
| 23. | Northampton | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 31:47 | -16 | 35 | |
| 24. | Port Vale | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26:44 | -18 | 27 |