| Pos. | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 20 | 26 | 50 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 50 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 48 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 47 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 43 |
| 6 | Millwall | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 43 |
| 7 | MK Dons | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 40 |
| 8 | Southend United | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 36 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 35 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 34 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 34 |
| 13 | Walsall | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 33 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 32 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 31 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 31 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 28 |
| 18 | Yeovil Town | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 28 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 28 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 27 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 25 |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 23 |
| 23 | Hereford United | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 22 |
| 24 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 21 |