EnglandEngland| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cardiff City | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 56 | |
| 2 |  Lincoln City | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 52 | |
| 3 |  Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 46 | |
| 4 |  Bradford City | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 46 | |
| 5 |  Stockport County | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 46 | |
| 6 |  Huddersfield Town | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 42 | |
| 7 |  Luton Town | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 39 | |
| 8 |  Stevenage | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 39 | |
| 9 |  Peterborough United | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 38 | |
| 10 |  Exeter City | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 36 | |
| 11 |  Mansfield Town | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 36 | |
| 12 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 36 | |
| 13 |  Reading | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 36 | |
| 14 |  Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 36 | |
| 15 |  Barnsley | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 33 | |
| 16 |  Leyton Orient | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 32 | |
| 17 |  Blackpool | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 32 | |
| 18 |  AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 32 | |
| 19 |  Wigan Athletic | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 31 | |
| 20 |  Burton Albion | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 30 | |
| 21 |  Northampton Town | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 29 | |
| 22 |  Doncaster Rovers | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 27 | |
| 23 |  Rotherham United | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 25 | |
| 24 |  Port Vale | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 18 |