| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Reading | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 17 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | Blackpool FC | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 16 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 11 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 11 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 8 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 5 |