Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York)
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Cardiff | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 55:29 | 26 | 63 |
| 2 | Lincoln | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 52:30 | 22 | 61 |
| 3 | Bolton | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 41:29 | 12 | 55 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 42:35 | 7 | 53 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 53:42 | 11 | 49 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 37:33 | 4 | 49 |
| 7 | Luton | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 40:35 | 5 | 45 |
| 8 | Peterborough | 31 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 45:41 | 4 | 44 |
| 9 | Wycombe | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 40:31 | 9 | 43 |
| 10 | Reading | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 43:39 | 4 | 43 |
| 11 | Stevenage | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 31:30 | 1 | 42 |
| 12 | Mansfield | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 37:32 | 5 | 39 |
| 13 | Exeter | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 33:30 | 3 | 38 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 32:38 | -6 | 38 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 44:46 | -2 | 37 |
| 16 | Plymouth | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 37:46 | -9 | 37 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37:44 | -7 | 33 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40:49 | -9 | 33 |
| 19 | Northampton | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 29:39 | -10 | 33 |
| 20 | Doncaster | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33:50 | -17 | 33 |
| 21 | Burton | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33:45 | -12 | 32 |
| 22 | Wigan | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31:42 | -11 | 31 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 31:43 | -12 | 31 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22:40 | -18 | 22 |