Current Holders: Birmingham
| | HOME | | AWAY | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Lincoln | 43 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +43 | 94 (P) |
| 2 | Cardiff | 43 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 22 | +36 | 85 (P) |
| 3 | Bolton | 44 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 27 | +19 | 74 |
| 4 | Bradford | 43 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 33 | +6 | 72 |
| 5 | Stockport | 42 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 31 | +11 | 71 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 43 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 32 | +1 | 68 |
| 7 | Plymouth | 43 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 27 | +10 | 66 |
| 8 | Luton | 43 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 30 | +8 | 65 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 44 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 37 | +9 | 64 |
| 10 | Reading | 44 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 31 | +5 | 62 |
| 11 | Wycombe | 44 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 31 | +11 | 60 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 42 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 33 | -2 | 56 |
| 13 | Wigan | 44 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 40 | -7 | 56 |
| 14 | Doncaster | 43 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 36 | -19 | 56 |
| 15 | Mansfield | 42 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 22 | +7 | 55 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 44 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 36 | -13 | 54 |
| 17 | Peterborough | 43 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 0 | 52 |
| 18 | Burton | 44 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -10 | 52 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 40 | -11 | 51 |
| 20 | AFC W'bledon | 44 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 41 | -18 | 50 |
| 21 | Exeter | 44 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 31 | -8 | 48 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 43 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 36 | -27 | 40 (R) |
| 23 | Port Vale | 42 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 32 | -22 | 39 |
| 24 | Northampton | 43 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 38 | -29 | 35 (R) |
