| # | Team | P | W | D | L | FA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18-12 | 19 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8-5 | 17 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20-11 | 16 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16-9 | 16 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14-11 | 16 |
| 6 | Reading | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22-11 | 15 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15-8 | 15 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15-8 | 14 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12-8 | 12 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14-16 | 12 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7-10 | 12 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13-11 | 11 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16-15 | 11 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12-14 | 11 |
| 15 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14-20 | 10 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9-9 | 9 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10-14 | 9 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13-14 | 8 |
| 19 | Barnsley FC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8-15 | 8 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7-14 | 8 |
| 21 | Bromley | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9-20 | 8 |
| 22 | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8-11 | 7 |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9-15 | 6 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5-13 | 4 |