| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 82 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 68 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 68 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 63 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 62 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 60 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 58 |
| 8 | Reading | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 58 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 53 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 52 |
| 11 | Blackpool FC | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 51 |
| 12 | Stevenage | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 48 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 46 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 44 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 43 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 43 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | -16 | 42 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 41 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | -17 | 41 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 39 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -17 | 33 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -28 | 30 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -25 | 29 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -26 | 28 |
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