| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leicester | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43:23 | 20 | 48 | |
| 2. | MK Dons | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41:22 | 19 | 47 | |
| 3. | Peterborough | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37:32 | 5 | 41 | |
| 4. | Millwall | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 33:32 | 1 | 39 | |
| 5. | Colchester | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37:34 | 3 | 38 | |
| 6. | Huddersfield | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30:37 | -7 | 33 | |
| 7. | Scunthorpe | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38:39 | -1 | 32 | |
| 8. | Leyton Orient | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21:24 | -3 | 32 | |
| 9. | Leeds | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28:29 | -1 | 31 | |
| 10. | Southend | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29:41 | -12 | 30 | |
| 11. | Oldham | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31:41 | -10 | 29 | |
| 12. | Walsall | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27:30 | -3 | 28 | |
| 13. | Brighton | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23:30 | -7 | 28 | |
| 14. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 35:32 | 3 | 26 | |
| 15. | Stockport County | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25:29 | -4 | 26 | |
| 16. | Tranmere | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21:29 | -8 | 24 | |
| 17. | Yeovil | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15:37 | -22 | 23 | |
| 18. | Swindon | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 31:37 | -6 | 22 | |
| 19. | Carlisle | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20:37 | -17 | 19 | |
| 20. | Hartlepool | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 21:39 | -18 | 19 | |
| 21. | Crewe | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 29:44 | -15 | 18 | |
| 22. | Northampton | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23:36 | -13 | 17 | |
| 23. | Cheltenham | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21:53 | -32 | 12 | |
| 24. | Hereford | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19:51 | -32 | 12 |