League Table
| Team | Form | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | W D W D D | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 46 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | D W L D L | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | L W W W D | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 44 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | L W L L L | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 42 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | D W L W W | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 41 |
| 6 | Wrexham AFC | W L W L D | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 40 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | W L L W D | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 38 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | D W L D W | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | Stevenage | W L W D D | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | D W L W W | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 34 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | L L D L W | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | Northampton Town | D W L D L | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | Reading | W L D W L | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | D L L D L | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 31 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | L W L L W | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 30 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | L W W W L | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 30 |
| 17 | Barnsley | D L W L D | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 29 |
| 18 | Stockport County | L W L W W | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 29 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | W W D D W | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 28 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury | D D L W D | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 27 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | L D D W L | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 26 |
| 22 | Blackpool | L L W W D | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 25 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | D W L L L | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 24 |
| 24 | Exeter City | L L D L W | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 44 | -23 | 16 |
