| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lincoln City | 40 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 87 | WWDWW |
| 2 |  Cardiff City | 39 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 77 | LDWLD |
| 3 |  Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 69 | WDDLW |
| 4 |  Bradford City | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 68 | WLDLW |
| 5 |  Stockport County | 39 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 66 | LWDWW |
| 6 |  Reading | 41 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 62 | DWLWD |
| 7 |  Stevenage | 39 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 61 | LWLWD |
| 8 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 41 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 59 | LWLWL |
| 9 |  Plymouth Argyle | 40 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 59 | WDWWL |
| 10 |  Huddersfield Town | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 58 | WDDLD |
| 11 |  Luton Town | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 58 | DWWDW |
| 12 |  Mansfield Town | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 52 | WDDWW |
| 13 |  Barnsley | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 51 | DDDLD |
| 14 |  Peterborough United | 39 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 50 | DLWDL |
| 15 |  Leyton Orient | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 50 | WWWDD |
| 16 |  AFC Wimbledon | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 50 | LLDLL |
| 17 |  Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | -19 | 50 | WDWWL |
| 18 |  Blackpool | 41 | 13 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 48 | LWDWW |
| 19 |  Burton Albion | 41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 47 | WLWLD |
| 20 |  Wigan Athletic | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | -13 | 46 | WDWLD |
| 21 |  Exeter City | 41 | 11 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 43 | LLLDL |
| 22 |  Rotherham United | 39 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -23 | 37 | LDLLD |
| 23 |  Northampton Town | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -24 | 35 | LLLLL |
| 24 |  Port Vale | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -25 | 31 | DLWLL |
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