| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hull | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46:22 | 40 | |
| 2. | Charlton | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 27:18 | 39 | |
| 3. | Sunderland | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 33:14 | 38 | |
| 4. | Lincoln | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 28:14 | 38 | |
| 5. | Portsmouth | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 29:20 | 36 | |
| 6. | Blackpool | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26:18 | 31 | |
| 7. | Peterborough | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26:23 | 31 | |
| 8. | Burton | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28:26 | 31 | |
| 9. | Oxford Utd | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34:31 | 28 | |
| 10. | Gillingham | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30:29 | 28 | |
| 11. | Shrewsbury | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19:23 | 28 | |
| 12. | Accrington | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28:39 | 26 | |
| 13. | Ipswich | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19:24 | 24 | |
| 14. | Wigan | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25:31 | 24 | |
| 15. | MK Dons | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25:33 | 24 | |
| 16. | Doncaster | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24:28 | 23 | |
| 17. | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22:31 | 23 | |
| 18. | Fleetwood | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19:21 | 22 | |
| 19. | Crewe | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19:29 | 22 | |
| 20. | Rochdale | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27:32 | 21 | |
| 21. | Plymouth | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21:37 | 16 | |
| 22. | Swindon | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 26:43 | 15 | |
| 23. | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17:36 | 15 | |
| 24. | Northampton | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18:38 | 14 |