| P | Team | M | W | D | L | GD | P | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 46 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 53 | 111 | W W W W W | |
| 2 | Wrexham | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 92 | W W W D D | |
| 3 | Stockport | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 87 | W W W D W | |
| 4 | Charlton | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 85 | W L W W W | |
| 5 | Wycombe | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 84 | L L L W W | |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 78 | W W W W W | |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 75 | L W W L D | |
| 8 | Bolton | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 68 | D D L L L | |
| 9 | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 67 | W L D L W | |
| 10 | Huddersfield | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 64 | L L L L L | |
| 11 | Lincoln | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 61 | L L W W D | |
| 12 | Barnsley | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 61 | W L D L W | |
| 13 | Rotherham | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 59 | W D L D L | |
| 14 | Stevenage | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 57 | D D L W L | |
| 15 | Wigan | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 56 | D D D W W | |
| 16 | Exeter | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 56 | L W L D W | |
| 17 | Mansfield | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 54 | W W L L D | |
| 18 | Peterborough | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 51 | L L D D D | |
| 19 | Northampton | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | -18 | 51 | D L W L D | |
| 20 | Burton | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 47 | L D W L D | |
| 21 | Crawley | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | -26 | 46 | W W W D L | |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 12 | 7 | 27 | -32 | 43 | L L L D L | |
| 23 | Cambridge U | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -28 | 38 | L L L W L | |
| 24 | Shrewsbury | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | -38 | 33 | L W L L D |