Current Holders: Birmingham
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Cardiff | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +16 | 44 |
| 2 | Lincoln | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | +9 | 41 |
| 3 | Bradford | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +10 | 40 |
| 4 | Bolton | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | +10 | 37 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +9 | 36 |
| 6 | Stockport | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +2 | 35 |
| 7 | Huddersfield | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | +9 | 34 |
| 8 | Luton | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | +2 | 32 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +2 | 28 |
| 10 | Wycombe | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | +2 | 28 |
| 11 | Reading | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | +1 | 28 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | Peterborough | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 28 |
| 14 | AFC W'bledon | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Burton | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Northampton | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 27 |
| 17 | Mansfield | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 26 |
| 18 | Wigan | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -2 | 26 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 20 | Plymouth | 22 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -10 | 25 |
| 21 | Rotherham | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 22 | Exeter | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 23 | Doncaster | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 22 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 21 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -16 | 15 |
