| # | Team | P | W | D | L | FA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 52-29 | 60 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 48-29 | 58 |
| 3 | Bolton | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 38-27 | 52 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 42-35 | 52 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 36-31 | 49 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 51-40 | 48 |
| 7 | Stevenage | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 30-27 | 42 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 38-34 | 42 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 36-31 | 40 |
| 10 | Reading | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 39-35 | 40 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town FC | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 36-30 | 38 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 29 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 37-39 | 38 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 36-42 | 37 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 33-30 | 37 |
| 15 | Barnsley FC | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 40-41 | 36 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 35-42 | 32 |
| 17 | Wimbledon | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 28-36 | 32 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 40-49 | 32 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30-41 | 31 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31-40 | 31 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 29-34 | 31 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 31-45 | 30 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24-36 | 29 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20-37 | 21 |