| # | League One | PTS | GP | W | T | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stockport County | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | WWWWL |
| 2 |  Lincoln | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | WLDLW |
| 3 | Bradford | 27 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 18 | DDDDL |
| 4 |  Bolton | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | WLWWW |
| 5 |  Cardiff | 26 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | LWWLL |
| 6 |  Stevenage | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | WWLDL |
| 7 |  AFC Wimbledon | 25 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 20 | WDWLL |
| 8 |  Luton | 23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | LLWWD |
| 9 |  Mansfield Town | 22 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | DWDWL |
| 10 | Huddersfield | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | WLLLW |
| 11 |  Rotherham | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | WWDWD |
| 12 |  Burton Albion | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | LWDWW |
| 13 |  Barnsley | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | LDDLW |
| 14 |  Wycombe | 20 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | WDWWD |
| 15 |  Northampton | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | LWLLW |
| 16 |  Leyton Orient | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 28 | WLWLW |
| 17 |  Wigan | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | DLWDD |
| 18 |  Reading | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | DLWDW |
| 19 |  Doncaster | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | LLDLL |
| 20 |  Exeter City | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 17 | DLWDL |
| 21 |  Blackpool | 15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | LDWWL |
| 22 |  Port Vale | 14 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | DLLLD |
| 23 |  Peterborough | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | LLWLW |
| 24 |  Plymouth | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 28 | DLLLL |
