| # | Team | P | W | D | L | FA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28-12 | 29 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26-14 | 26 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22-11 | 26 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27-21 | 24 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21-19 | 23 |
| 6 | Reading | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25-15 | 22 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10-8 | 22 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21-21 | 21 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22-14 | 20 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22-19 | 19 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town FC | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20-18 | 19 |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22-20 | 18 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21-23 | 18 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19-14 | 17 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18-21 | 17 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17-13 | 16 |
| 17 | Notts County | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13-14 | 14 |
| 18 | Wimbledon | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9-21 | 13 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17-21 | 12 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14-22 | 12 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11-22 | 11 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11-23 | 10 |
| 23 | Barnsley FC | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12-22 | 9 |
| 24 | Bromley | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13-33 | 9 |