Current Holders: Birmingham
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Cardiff | 33 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +28 | 69 |
| 2 | Lincoln | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +28 | 68 |
| 3 | Bolton | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 20 | +12 | 58 |
| 4 | Bradford | 33 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | +6 | 58 |
| 5 | Stockport | 33 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | +5 | 56 |
| 6 | Huddersfield | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 29 | +10 | 52 |
| 7 | Reading | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | +5 | 48 |
| 8 | Stevenage | 32 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | +1 | 48 |
| 9 | Wycombe | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | +10 | 47 |
| 10 | Luton | 33 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 25 | +2 | 46 |
| 11 | Plymouth | 33 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 46 |
| 12 | Peterborough | 34 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 26 | +1 | 45 |
| 13 | AFC W'bledon | 32 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 33 | -7 | 42 |
| 14 | Exeter | 32 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 21 | +3 | 41 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -2 | 41 |
| 16 | Mansfield | 31 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | +2 | 39 |
| 17 | Burton | 33 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -8 | 39 |
| 18 | Doncaster | 32 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 39 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 33 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 37 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 32 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 33 | -10 | 36 |
| 21 | Wigan | 32 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 34 | -12 | 34 |
| 22 | Northampton | 34 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -16 | 34 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 31 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 31 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -18 | 26 |
