| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lincoln | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 34:20 | 14 | 45 | |
| 2. | Hull | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48:24 | 24 | 43 | |
| 3. | Charlton | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34:19 | 15 | 43 | |
| 4. | Sunderland | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38:17 | 21 | 42 | |
| 5. | Portsmouth | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36:27 | 9 | 40 | |
| 6. | Blackpool | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30:19 | 11 | 37 | |
| 7. | Peterborough | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31:24 | 7 | 37 | |
| 8. | Gillingham | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32:30 | 2 | 32 | |
| 9. | Burton | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29:31 | -2 | 32 | |
| 10. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 38:35 | 3 | 31 | |
| 11. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22:26 | -4 | 31 | |
| 12. | Accrington | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32:42 | -10 | 30 | |
| 13. | Crewe | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24:31 | -7 | 29 | |
| 14. | MK Dons | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28:34 | -6 | 28 | |
| 15. | Ipswich | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21:28 | -7 | 28 | |
| 16. | Doncaster | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29:35 | -6 | 27 | |
| 17. | Wigan | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28:35 | -7 | 27 | |
| 18. | Rochdale | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 34:36 | -2 | 26 | |
| 19. | Fleetwood | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23:29 | -6 | 25 | |
| 20. | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 22:31 | -9 | 25 | |
| 21. | Swindon | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 30:51 | -21 | 18 | |
| 22. | Plymouth | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22:41 | -19 | 16 | |
| 23. | Northampton | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21:41 | -20 | 16 | |
| 24. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17:38 | -21 | 15 |