| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 61 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 54 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 54 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 49 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 47 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Derby County | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 45 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 38 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 38 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 35 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 36 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 23 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 34 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 32 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 25 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 29 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 31 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 19 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 32 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 23 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -27 | 17 |
