| # | Team | P | W | D | L | FA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 45-26 | 55 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 42-28 | 49 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 35-27 | 46 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 37-32 | 45 |
| 5 | Bolton | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 33-25 | 42 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37-32 | 39 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 46-38 | 39 |
| 8 | Stevenage | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27-23 | 37 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34-29 | 36 |
| 10 | Mansfield Town FC | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 34-28 | 35 |
| 11 | Reading | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33-31 | 35 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 33-35 | 35 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 33-39 | 33 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 28-23 | 33 |
| 15 | Barnsley FC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35-34 | 32 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 39-43 | 32 |
| 17 | Wimbledon | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 27-34 | 31 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 26-35 | 30 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 26-28 | 30 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32-39 | 29 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 23-30 | 29 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 25-41 | 26 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24-38 | 24 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18-34 | 18 |