| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Lincoln
|
46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 41 | +48 | 103 | 1637 |
| 2 |
 Cardiff
|
46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 90 | 50 | +40 | 91 | 1604 |
| 3 |
 Bolton
|
49 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 84 | 1600 |
| 4 |
 Stockport County
|
49 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 83 | 1450 |
| 5 |
 Bradford City
|
48 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 77 | 1455 |
| 6 |
 Stevenage
|
48 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 75 | 1428 |
| 7 |
 Luton
|
46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 74 | 1433 |
| 8 |
 Plymouth
|
46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 75 | 63 | +12 | 73 | 1459 |
| 9 |
 Huddersfield
|
46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 67 | 1456 |
| 10 |
 Mansfield
|
46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 65 | 1402 |
| 11 |
 Wycombe
|
46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 63 | 1419 |
| 12 |
 Reading
|
46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 63 | 1450 |
| 13 |
 Blackpool
|
46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 65 | -11 | 60 | 1411 |
| 14 |
 Doncaster
|
46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 69 | -19 | 60 | 1401 |
| 15 |
 Barnsley
|
46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 68 | 73 | -5 | 59 | 1405 |
| 16 |
 Wigan
|
46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 56 | 1368 |
| 17 |
 Burton
|
46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 54 | 1413 |
| 18 |
 Peterborough
|
46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 64 | 68 | -4 | 53 | 1403 |
| 19 |
 AFC Wimbledon
|
46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 72 | -21 | 53 | 1398 |
| 20 |
 Leyton Orient
|
46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 71 | -12 | 52 | 1405 |
| 21 |
 Exeter
|
46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 61 | -9 | 49 | 1227 |
| 22 |
 Port Vale
|
46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 42 | 1217 |
| 23 |
 Rotherham
|
46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 71 | -30 | 41 | 1227 |
| 24 |
 Northampton
|
46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 39 | 74 | -35 | 35 | 1189 |
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