| P | Team | M | W | D | L | G+ | G- | GD | P | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bolton | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 39 | D W W W W |
| 2 |  Portsmouth | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 39 | W L D W D |
| 3 |  Oxford | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 36 | D L W W D |
| 4 |  Stevenage | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 36 | D W W W W |
| 5 |  Peterborough | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 35 | D W W L W |
| 6 |  Derby | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 33 | W W W W L |
| 7 |  Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 31 | W D L D W |
| 8 |  Blackpool | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 30 | L W W L D |
| 9 |  Lincoln | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 30 | W D W L D |
| 10 |  Charlton | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 26 | W D D W L |
| 11 |  Bristol Rovers | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 24 | D L W D W |
| 12 |  Shrewsbury | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 24 | D W L W L |
| 13 |  Northampton | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 23 | W W W L L |
| 14 |  Wigan | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 22 | W D D W L |
| 15 |  Wycombe | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 22 | L L L D D |
| 16 |  Leyton Orient | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 22 | D D L L D |
| 17 |  Burton | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 20 | L L L D L |
| 18 |  Cambridge U | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 20 | L L L D W |
| 19 |  Port Vale | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 19 | L L D L L |
| 20 |  Exeter | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 18 | D L L D L |
| 21 |  Fleetwood | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 16 | L L W D D |
| 22 |  Carlisle | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 15 | L D L L W |
| 23 |  Reading | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 13 | W W L D L |
| 24 |  Cheltenham | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 12 | L W D W L |