| PLD | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Portsmouth | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | - | Oxford United | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | - | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 32 | |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 31 | |
| 6 | - | Barnsley | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 27 |
| 7 | - | Derby County | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 27 |
| 8 | - | Blackpool | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | - | Lincoln City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | - | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | - | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 22 |
| 12 | - | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 20 | |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 20 | |
| 15 | - | Cambridge United | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | - | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 20 |
| 17 | - | Port Vale | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 19 |
| 18 | - | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 18 |
| 19 | - | Northampton Town | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 17 |
| 20 | - | Exeter City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 17 |
| 21 | - | Fleetwood Town | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 16 |
| 22 | - | Carlisle United | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 14 |
| 23 | - | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 9 |
| 24 | - | Reading | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 7 |
