Current Holders: Birmingham
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Lincoln | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +37 | 81 |
| 2 | Cardiff | 38 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 19 | +32 | 76 |
| 3 | Bolton | 38 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 23 | +17 | 66 |
| 4 | Bradford | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | +6 | 65 |
| 5 | Stockport | 36 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | +3 | 59 |
| 6 | Reading | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +7 | 58 |
| 7 | Huddersfield | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 30 | +10 | 57 |
| 8 | Stevenage | 37 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 27 | +2 | 57 |
| 9 | Wycombe | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 23 | +14 | 56 |
| 10 | Plymouth | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | +4 | 56 |
| 11 | Luton | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 28 | +3 | 54 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 36 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 50 |
| 13 | Peterborough | 37 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 29 | +5 | 49 |
| 14 | AFC W'bledon | 37 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 36 | -6 | 49 |
| 15 | Mansfield | 36 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | +3 | 46 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 37 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -9 | 45 |
| 17 | Doncaster | 37 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -19 | 44 |
| 18 | Burton | 38 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -11 | 43 |
| 19 | Exeter | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 26 | -8 | 42 |
| 20 | Wigan | 37 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 36 | -12 | 42 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 35 | -17 | 41 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 37 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 29 | -20 | 36 |
| 23 | Northampton | 38 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 31 | -20 | 35 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 35 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -21 | 28 |
