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