| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 38 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 89 | WWDWW |
| 2 | Wrexham | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 78 | DWWWL |
| 3 | Wycombe | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 75 | DWWLD |
| 4 | Charlton | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 72 | WWLWW |
| 5 | Stockport County | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 71 | WWLWD |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 63 | WLLLW |
| 7 | Reading | 39 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 62 | LWDWD |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 39 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 61 | LLWLL |
| 9 | Blackpool | 40 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 60 | WWWLW |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 39 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 59 | LWWLL |
| 11 | Barnsley | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 54 | LDDLL |
| 12 | Lincoln | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 53 | WLDWL |
| 13 | Stevenage | 39 | 13 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 49 | LLDLD |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 48 | WLWWD |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 48 | WLLDL |
| 16 | Exeter City | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 48 | WLDDW |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 39 | 13 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 47 | LWWLD |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 44 | LDLWD |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | -21 | 43 | LDLDW |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | -24 | 42 | LLLLW |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 39 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -15 | 39 | WLWLL |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -28 | 36 | LWWLL |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -26 | 32 | DDDLL |
| 24 | Shrewsbury | 39 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -31 | 29 | DLLLD |