| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lincoln | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 53:20 | 33 | 58 | |
| 2. | Cardiff | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 50:23 | 27 | 53 | |
| 3. | Bradford City | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 32:17 | 15 | 50 | |
| 4. | Stevenage | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 27:13 | 14 | 49 | |
| 5. | Bolton | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 46:24 | 22 | 47 | |
| 6. | Luton | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37:24 | 13 | 45 | |
| 7. | Stockport County | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38:26 | 12 | 43 | |
| 8. | Wycombe | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 45:23 | 22 | 42 | |
| 9. | Huddersfield | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 42:27 | 15 | 42 | |
| 10. | Blackpool | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 35:29 | 6 | 41 | |
| 11. | Wigan | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 24:17 | 7 | 37 | |
| 12. | Reading | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33:28 | 5 | 37 | |
| 13. | Mansfield | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38:27 | 11 | 35 | |
| 14. | Plymouth | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 33:33 | 0 | 34 | |
| 15. | Barnsley | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 39:37 | 2 | 33 | |
| 16. | Doncaster | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27:32 | -5 | 33 | |
| 17. | Burton | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27:28 | -1 | 32 | |
| 18. | Leyton Orient | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32:30 | 2 | 31 | |
| 19. | Exeter | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30:29 | 1 | 31 | |
| 20. | Peterborough | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 39:30 | 9 | 30 | |
| 21. | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25:31 | -6 | 28 | |
| 22. | Rotherham | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24:32 | -8 | 27 | |
| 23. | Northampton | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23:31 | -8 | 22 | |
| 24. | Port Vale | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17:25 | -8 | 21 |