League One table
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockport | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | +12 | 22 |
| 2 | Huddersfield | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +12 | 22 |
| 3 | Bradford | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +5 | 21 |
| 4 | Cambridge | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 20 |
| 5 | Plymouth | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 19 |
| 6 | Reading | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +11 | 18 |
| 7 | Sheffield Weds | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +10 | 18 |
| 8 | Oxford | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +8 | 18 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +5 | 15 |
| 10 | Leicester | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 | Mansfield | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 15 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 14 |
| 13 | Luton | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 14 |
| 14 | Burton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Wycombe | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 18 | Notts County | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 19 | Doncaster | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 20 | MK Dons | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -7 | 9 |
| 21 | Peterboro | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 9 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 8 |
| 23 | Bromley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -16 | 8 |
| 24 | Wigan | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 7 |