| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leeds | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 49:20 | 29 | 53 | |
| 2. | Tranmere | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 41:20 | 21 | 50 | |
| 3. | Leicester | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 41:16 | 25 | 48 | |
| 4. | Peterborough | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 41:22 | 19 | 48 | |
| 5. | Scunthorpe | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 44:24 | 20 | 44 | |
| 6. | Millwall | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 30:21 | 9 | 43 | |
| 7. | Southend | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 29:20 | 9 | 41 | |
| 8. | MK Dons | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42:25 | 17 | 40 | |
| 9. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 44:29 | 15 | 37 | |
| 10. | Oldham | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35:24 | 11 | 36 | |
| 11. | Huddersfield | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32:28 | 4 | 35 | |
| 12. | Stockport County | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34:28 | 6 | 34 | |
| 13. | Walsall | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34:36 | -2 | 33 | |
| 14. | Northampton | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 38:29 | 9 | 32 | |
| 15. | Hartlepool | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 45:40 | 5 | 31 | |
| 16. | Carlisle | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36:32 | 4 | 31 | |
| 17. | Swindon | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37:34 | 3 | 31 | |
| 18. | Yeovil | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 26:29 | -3 | 28 | |
| 19. | Crewe | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30:38 | -8 | 28 | |
| 20. | Cheltenham | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30:38 | -8 | 27 | |
| 21. | Colchester | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21:24 | -3 | 25 | |
| 22. | Brighton | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 32:40 | -8 | 24 | |
| 23. | Leyton Orient | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24:33 | -9 | 24 | |
| 24. | Hereford | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23:28 | -5 | 22 |