| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 50 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 39 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 42 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | Reading | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 29 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 31 |
| 9 | Blackpool FC | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 35 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 21 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 25 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 26 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 26 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -15 | 20 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -13 | 23 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -22 | 19 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | -30 | 12 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -20 | 17 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -21 | 15 |
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