| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Cardiff | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 60 | DWDWD |
2 |  Lincoln | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 58 | WDWWW |
3 |  Bolton | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 52 | WDWWW |
4 |  Stockport County | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 52 | WWDWW |
5 |  Bradford | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 49 | WLLLW |
6 |  Huddersfield | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 48 | LLWWW |
7 |  Luton | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 42 | WDLLW |
8 |  Stevenage | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 42 | LDDWL |
9 |  Wycombe | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 40 | WWLWD |
10 |  Reading | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 40 | WLDDW |
11 |  Mansfield Town | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 38 | WWDDD |
12 |  Peterborough | 29 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 38 | WLWLL |
13 |  Exeter City | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 37 | DWWDL |
14 |  Barnsley | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 37 | WDLWD |
15 |  Plymouth | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 37 | WWWDL |
16 |  AFC Wimbledon | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 35 | LLDLW |
17 |  Doncaster | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 33 | WDWLW |
18 |  Blackpool | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 32 | LLWLL |
19 |  Leyton Orient | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 32 | DWLLL |
20 |  Wigan | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 31 | LLDLL |
21 |  Rotherham | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 31 | LLDWW |
22 |  Burton Albion | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 31 | WLLDL |
23 |  Northampton | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 30 | LLLLD |
24 |  Port Vale | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 21 | WLLWL |