| # | Team | P | W | D | L | FA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 50-27 | 59 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 47-29 | 55 |
| 3 | Bolton | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 38-27 | 52 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 40-34 | 49 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35-31 | 47 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 48-38 | 45 |
| 7 | Stevenage | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 29-24 | 42 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36-31 | 39 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 37-34 | 39 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 35-36 | 38 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 35-40 | 37 |
| 12 | Reading | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 37-35 | 37 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town FC | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36-30 | 37 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 33-26 | 37 |
| 15 | Barnsley FC | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 37-40 | 33 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35-41 | 32 |
| 17 | Wimbledon | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 28-36 | 32 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 40-48 | 32 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31-44 | 31 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 29-33 | 31 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28-39 | 30 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 24-34 | 29 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27-40 | 28 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19-37 | 18 |