| P | Team | M | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Bolton | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Peterborough | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Derby | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 29 |
| 10 | Wycombe | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | Exeter | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 26 |
| 14 | Oxford | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Cheltenham | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 25 |
| 17 | Charlton | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 18 | Fleetwood | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| 19 | Accrington | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -11 | 21 |
| 20 | Cambridge U | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 20 |
| 21 | Forest Green | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -21 | 17 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 23 | Burton | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -15 | 15 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -15 | 15 |