| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hartlepool | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 37:37 | 0 | 35 | |
| 2. | Plymouth | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33:28 | 5 | 34 | |
| 3. | Bristol City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24:25 | -1 | 31 | |
| 4. | Swindon | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35:35 | 0 | 30 | |
| 5. | Peterborough | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22:25 | -3 | 29 | |
| 6. | Barnsley | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29:39 | -10 | 29 | |
| 7. | QPR | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 33:33 | 0 | 28 | |
| 8. | Blackpool | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27:37 | -10 | 27 | |
| 9. | Wrexham | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23:39 | -16 | 27 | |
| 10. | Stockport County | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 31:34 | -3 | 26 | |
| 11. | Bournemouth | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21:26 | -5 | 25 | |
| 12. | Colchester | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19:33 | -14 | 23 | |
| 13. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23:38 | -15 | 23 | |
| 14. | Oldham | 23 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 29:35 | -6 | 22 | |
| 15. | Port Vale | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28:35 | -7 | 22 | |
| 16. | Brighton | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25:32 | -7 | 22 | |
| 17. | Brentford | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18:31 | -13 | 21 | |
| 18. | Tranmere | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23:38 | -15 | 21 | |
| 19. | Luton | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25:39 | -14 | 18 | |
| 20. | Chesterfield | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15:40 | -25 | 17 | |
| 21. | Rushden | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 23:40 | -17 | 16 | |
| 22. | Wycombe | 23 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 19:36 | -17 | 15 | |
| 23. | Notts Co | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18:51 | -33 | 15 | |
| 24. | Grimsby | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19:55 | -36 | 15 |