| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 40 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Derby County | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 28 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 23 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 21 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 22 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 22 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 28 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -16 | 20 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 24 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -25 | 15 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 26 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | -30 | 12 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -25 | 21 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 23 | 1 | 7 | 15 | -31 | 10 |
