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