| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sheffield Wed | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 22:13 | 34 | |
| 2. | Ipswich | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30:19 | 33 | |
| 3. | Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24:13 | 32 | |
| 4. | Plymouth | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29:28 | 28 | |
| 5. | Portsmouth | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23:24 | 28 | |
| 6. | Wycombe | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22:18 | 26 | |
| 7. | Peterborough | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 30:26 | 25 | |
| 8. | Fleetwood | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22:20 | 25 | |
| 9. | Bolton | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24:20 | 24 | |
| 10. | Derby | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22:21 | 24 | |
| 11. | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28:30 | 24 | |
| 12. | Charlton | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23:26 | 24 | |
| 13. | Shrewsbury | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19:19 | 23 | |
| 14. | MK Dons | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 21:29 | 23 | |
| 15. | Exeter | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24:28 | 20 | |
| 16. | Lincoln | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17:24 | 20 | |
| 17. | Oxford Utd | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17:23 | 19 | |
| 18. | Port Vale | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18:28 | 19 | |
| 19. | Cheltenham | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15:26 | 18 | |
| 20. | Burton | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 26:41 | 18 | |
| 21. | Accrington | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10:28 | 15 | |
| 22. | Forest Green | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15:39 | 10 | |
| 23. | Morecambe | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12:36 | 8 | |
| 24. | Cambridge Utd | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11:36 | 8 |