Current Holders: Birmingham
| | HOME | | AWAY | |||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Cardiff | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +26 | 63 |
| 2 | Lincoln | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +22 | 61 |
| 3 | Bolton | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | +12 | 55 |
| 4 | Stockport | 30 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +7 | 53 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 27 | +11 | 49 |
| 6 | Bradford | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | +4 | 49 |
| 7 | Luton | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 21 | +5 | 45 |
| 8 | Peterborough | 31 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 22 | +4 | 44 |
| 9 | Wycombe | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 16 | +9 | 43 |
| 10 | Reading | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | +4 | 43 |
| 11 | Stevenage | 29 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | +1 | 42 |
| 12 | Mansfield | 29 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | +5 | 39 |
| 13 | Exeter | 29 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | +3 | 38 |
| 14 | AFC W'bledon | 29 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -6 | 38 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 26 | -2 | 37 |
| 16 | Plymouth | 30 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -9 | 37 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 33 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 30 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -9 | 33 |
| 19 | Northampton | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -10 | 33 |
| 20 | Doncaster | 30 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -17 | 33 |
| 21 | Burton | 30 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -12 | 32 |
| 22 | Wigan | 30 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -11 | 31 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 31 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 28 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 22 |
