| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lincoln | 37 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 69:32 | 37 | 80 | |
| 2. | Cardiff | 37 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 73:39 | 34 | 76 | |
| 3. | Bolton | 37 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 55:38 | 17 | 65 | |
| 4. | Bradford City | 37 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 47:41 | 6 | 64 | |
| 5. | Stevenage | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 40:37 | 3 | 57 | |
| 6. | Huddersfield | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 56:46 | 10 | 56 | |
| 7. | Stockport County | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 48:46 | 2 | 56 | |
| 8. | Reading | 37 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 55:49 | 6 | 55 | |
| 9. | Wycombe | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 53:41 | 12 | 53 | |
| 10. | Plymouth | 37 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 56:53 | 3 | 53 | |
| 11. | Luton | 37 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 48:46 | 2 | 51 | |
| 12. | Barnsley | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 58:58 | 0 | 49 | |
| 13. | AFC Wimbledon | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 46:50 | -4 | 49 | |
| 14. | Peterborough | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 51:51 | 0 | 46 | |
| 15. | Mansfield | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 42:39 | 3 | 45 | |
| 16. | Burton | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 41:51 | -10 | 43 | |
| 17. | Doncaster | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 40:59 | -19 | 43 | |
| 18. | Exeter | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 40:47 | -7 | 42 | |
| 19. | Leyton Orient | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 49:60 | -11 | 42 | |
| 20. | Wigan | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 38:50 | -12 | 41 | |
| 21. | Blackpool | 37 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 43:61 | -18 | 38 | |
| 22. | Rotherham | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35:50 | -15 | 36 | |
| 23. | Northampton | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 31:50 | -19 | 35 | |
| 24. | Port Vale | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 26:46 | -20 | 28 |