Current Holders: Birmingham
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Cardiff | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 32 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +8 | 31 |
| 3 | Bradford | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +7 | 31 |
| 4 | Lincoln | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | +5 | 31 |
| 5 | Stockport | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +2 | 29 |
| 6 | Bolton | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | +8 | 28 |
| 7 | Luton | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 27 |
| 8 | Huddersfield | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | +3 | 26 |
| 9 | AFC W'bledon | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +7 | 25 |
| 11 | Wycombe | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 24 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Rotherham | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Northampton | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Mansfield | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 16 | Reading | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 17 | Wigan | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| 18 | Doncaster | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 22 |
| 19 | Burton | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -7 | 22 |
| 20 | Exeter | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 21 | Peterborough | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 16 |
| 23 | Plymouth | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -12 | 16 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 14 |
