| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lincoln City | 41 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 90 | WDWWW |
| 2 |  Cardiff City | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 78 | DWLDD |
| 3 |  Bradford City | 41 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 71 | LDLWW |
| 4 |  Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 70 | DDLWD |
| 5 |  Stockport County | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 67 | WDWWD |
| 6 |  Stevenage | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 64 | WLWDW |
| 7 |  Plymouth Argyle | 41 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 62 | DWWLW |
| 8 |  Reading | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 62 | WLWDL |
| 9 |  Huddersfield Town | 41 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 61 | DDLDW |
| 10 |  Luton Town | 41 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 61 | WWDWW |
| 11 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 59 | WLWLL |
| 12 |  Mansfield Town | 39 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 53 | DDWWD |
| 13 |  Peterborough United | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 51 | LWDLD |
| 14 |  Barnsley | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 51 | DDLDL |
| 15 |  Leyton Orient | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 50 | WWDDL |
| 16 |  AFC Wimbledon | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 50 | LDLLL |
| 17 |  Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | -22 | 50 | DWWLL |
| 18 |  Wigan Athletic | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | -11 | 49 | DWLDW |
| 19 |  Burton Albion | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 48 | LWLDD |
| 20 |  Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 48 | WDWWL |
| 21 |  Exeter City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 46 | LLDLW |
| 22 |  Rotherham United | 39 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -23 | 37 | LDLLD |
| 23 |  Northampton Town | 41 | 9 | 8 | 24 | -26 | 35 | LLLLL |
| 24 |  Port Vale | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -25 | 31 | DLWLL |
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