| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lincoln | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 71:34 | 37 | 81 | |
| 2. | Cardiff | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 73:41 | 32 | 76 | |
| 3. | Bolton | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 55:38 | 17 | 66 | |
| 4. | Bradford City | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 48:42 | 6 | 65 | |
| 5. | Stockport County | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 50:47 | 3 | 59 | |
| 6. | Reading | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 57:50 | 7 | 58 | |
| 7. | Huddersfield | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 58:48 | 10 | 57 | |
| 8. | Stevenage | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 40:38 | 2 | 57 | |
| 9. | Wycombe | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 55:41 | 14 | 56 | |
| 10. | Plymouth | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 57:53 | 4 | 56 | |
| 11. | Luton | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 51:48 | 3 | 54 | |
| 12. | Barnsley | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 59:59 | 0 | 50 | |
| 13. | Peterborough | 37 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 56:51 | 5 | 49 | |
| 14. | AFC Wimbledon | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 48:54 | -6 | 49 | |
| 15. | Mansfield | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 43:40 | 3 | 46 | |
| 16. | Leyton Orient | 37 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 53:62 | -9 | 45 | |
| 17. | Doncaster | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 40:59 | -19 | 44 | |
| 18. | Burton | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42:53 | -11 | 43 | |
| 19. | Exeter | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 42:50 | -8 | 42 | |
| 20. | Wigan | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39:51 | -12 | 42 | |
| 21. | Blackpool | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 46:63 | -17 | 41 | |
| 22. | Rotherham | 37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 35:55 | -20 | 36 | |
| 23. | Northampton | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 32:52 | -20 | 35 | |
| 24. | Port Vale | 35 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28:49 | -21 | 28 |