| PLD | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | GD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 34 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 79 | 34 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 68 | 28 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 35 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 68 | 22 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 62 | 18 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 60 | 15 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 58 | 14 |
| 8 | Reading | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 55 | 4 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 53 | 14 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 36 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 52 | -1 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 35 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 48 | 5 |
| 12 | Stevenage | 35 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 48 | -2 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 36 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 46 | 3 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 35 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 44 | -2 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 43 | -2 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 35 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 41 | -7 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 36 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 41 | -17 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 40 | -13 |
| 19 | Peterborough United | 35 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 39 | -8 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 39 | -17 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 36 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 33 | -17 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 35 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 30 | -27 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 35 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 29 | -24 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 36 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 28 | -26 |