| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 58 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 50 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 48 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 49 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
| 7 | Reading | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 46 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| 10 | Blackpool FC | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 29 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 36 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 27 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 27 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 22 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 24 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -16 | 18 |
