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