| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 93 | DWWWW |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 82 | LDDWD |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 43 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 73 | LWDLW |
| 4 | Bradford City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 71 | DLWWL |
| 5 | Stockport County | 41 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 70 | DWWDW |
| 6 | Stevenage | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 67 | WDWWL |
| 7 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 64 | WDWWW |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 43 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 63 | LDWDD |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 63 | WWLWD |
| 10 | Reading | 43 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 62 | LWDLL |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 43 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 60 | LWLLD |
| 12 | Barnsley | 41 | 14 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 55 | LDLWD |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 43 | 14 | 13 | 16 | -7 | 55 | LDWWW |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 54 | WWDLD |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | -21 | 53 | WWLLW |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 41 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 51 | WDLDL |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 43 | 14 | 9 | 20 | -9 | 51 | DDLLD |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 43 | 13 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 51 | WLDDW |
| 19 | Blackpool | 43 | 14 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 51 | DWWLW |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 43 | 14 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 50 | LLLLL |
| 21 | Exeter City | 43 | 12 | 11 | 20 | -8 | 47 | LDLWD |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -29 | 37 | LDLLL |
| 23 | Port Vale | 40 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -24 | 35 | WLLWD |
| 24 | Northampton Town | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -27 | 35 | LLLLL |