| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Plymouth | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 38:13 | 52 | |
| 2. | Sheffield Wed | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 42:14 | 44 | |
| 3. | Ipswich | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 42:12 | 42 | |
| 4. | Derby | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 37:16 | 40 | |
| 5. | Barnsley | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 36:18 | 40 | |
| 6. | Bolton | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28:11 | 40 | |
| 7. | Peterborough | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 33:21 | 35 | |
| 8. | Wycombe | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28:17 | 34 | |
| 9. | Shrewsbury | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28:22 | 32 | |
| 10. | Portsmouth | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 28:18 | 29 | |
| 11. | Exeter | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24:20 | 26 | |
| 12. | Morecambe | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25:26 | 26 | |
| 13. | Lincoln | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 16:14 | 25 | |
| 14. | Cheltenham | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 17:21 | 25 | |
| 15. | Port Vale | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20:25 | 25 | |
| 16. | Charlton | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29:23 | 24 | |
| 17. | Burton | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21:29 | 23 | |
| 18. | Cambridge Utd | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17:23 | 22 | |
| 19. | Fleetwood | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17:18 | 21 | |
| 20. | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22:30 | 21 | |
| 21. | Accrington | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20:30 | 20 | |
| 22. | Oxford Utd | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22:26 | 18 | |
| 23. | MK Dons | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12:25 | 13 | |
| 24. | Forest Green | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13:32 | 13 |