| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lincoln | 43 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 81:38 | 43 | 94 | |
| 2. | Cardiff | 43 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 80:44 | 36 | 85 | |
| 3. | Bolton | 44 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 67:48 | 19 | 74 | |
| 4. | Bradford City | 43 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 54:48 | 6 | 72 | |
| 5. | Stockport County | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 64:53 | 11 | 71 | |
| 6. | Stevenage | 43 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 46:45 | 1 | 68 | |
| 7. | Plymouth | 43 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 69:59 | 10 | 66 | |
| 8. | Luton | 43 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 61:53 | 8 | 65 | |
| 9. | Huddersfield | 44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 69:60 | 9 | 64 | |
| 10. | Reading | 44 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 63:58 | 5 | 62 | |
| 11. | Wycombe | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 63:52 | 11 | 60 | |
| 12. | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 65:67 | -2 | 56 | |
| 13. | Wigan | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 49:56 | -7 | 56 | |
| 14. | Doncaster | 43 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 46:65 | -19 | 56 | |
| 15. | Mansfield | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 52:45 | 7 | 55 | |
| 16. | Blackpool | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 52:65 | -13 | 54 | |
| 17. | Peterborough | 43 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 62:62 | 0 | 52 | |
| 18. | Burton | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 47:57 | -10 | 52 | |
| 19. | Leyton Orient | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 57:68 | -11 | 51 | |
| 20. | AFC Wimbledon | 44 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 50:68 | -18 | 50 | |
| 21. | Exeter | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 50:58 | -8 | 48 | |
| 22. | Rotherham | 43 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 38:65 | -27 | 40 | |
| 23. | Port Vale | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 33:55 | -22 | 39 | |
| 24. | Northampton | 43 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 36:65 | -29 | 35 |