| P | W | D | L |
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GD
|
Pts | Form | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 103 | |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 91 | |
| 3 | Stockport County | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 77 | |
| 4 | Bradford City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 77 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 75 | |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 75 | |
| 7 | Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 74 | |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 73 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 67 | |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 65 | |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 63 | |
| 12 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 63 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 60 | |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | -19 | 60 | |
| 15 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 59 | |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | -9 | 56 | |
| 17 | Burton Albion | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 54 | |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | -4 | 53 | |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | -21 | 53 | |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 52 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | -9 | 49 | |
| 22 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -25 | 42 | |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -30 | 41 | |
| 24 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | -35 | 35 |