| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lincoln | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13:5 | 19 | |
| 2. | Hull | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12:6 | 18 | |
| 3. | Peterborough | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12:6 | 18 | |
| 4. | Ipswich | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14:7 | 16 | |
| 5. | Portsmouth | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12:7 | 14 | |
| 6. | Sunderland | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8:4 | 14 | |
| 7. | Doncaster | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14:7 | 13 | |
| 8. | Charlton | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7:5 | 13 | |
| 9. | Plymouth | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11:10 | 12 | |
| 10. | Accrington | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9:10 | 12 | |
| 11. | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8:9 | 11 | |
| 12. | Fleetwood | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10:8 | 10 | |
| 13. | Crewe | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8:6 | 10 | |
| 14. | Gillingham | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9:12 | 10 | |
| 15. | Rochdale | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7:12 | 10 | |
| 16. | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10:11 | 9 | |
| 17. | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7:12 | 7 | |
| 18. | Wigan | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6:12 | 7 | |
| 19. | Northampton | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7:14 | 7 | |
| 20. | Shrewsbury | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5:7 | 6 | |
| 21. | Swindon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9:13 | 6 | |
| 22. | Oxford Utd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8:12 | 6 | |
| 23. | MK Dons | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8:12 | 5 | |
| 24. | Burton | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9:16 | 5 |