| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wycombe | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 38 | WWWWW |
| 2 | Wrexham | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 34 | WWLWD |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 33 | WLDDW |
| 4 | Stockport County | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 30 | WWWLW |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 29 | WWDWD |
| 6 | Barnsley | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | DLDWW |
| 7 | Reading | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 27 | DWDLW |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 27 | DWLWW |
| 9 | Lincoln | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 | LLDDW |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 24 | LLLDW |
| 11 | Exeter City | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 23 | LLDWL |
| 12 | Charlton | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 22 | WLLDD |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | LWLWL |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 21 | LWDDL |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | WWLDL |
| 16 | Blackpool | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 20 | WLDLD |
| 17 | Stevenage | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 19 | DDLLL |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 18 | LDDDL |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 17 | LLWLL |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 16 | WDDDL |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 15 | LDWLW |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -11 | 13 | DDDLW |
| 23 | Shrewsbury | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 11 | WLLLL |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -14 | 8 | LLWDL |