| England League 1 | P | W | D | L | GF | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockport | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | Huddersfield | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Bradford | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Cambridge Utd | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Plymouth | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Reading | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 18 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 18 |
| 8 | Oxford Utd | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Leicester | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Mansfield | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 14 |
| 13 | Luton | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 14 |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Wycombe | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 11 |
| 18 | Notts County | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 19 | Doncaster | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 9 |
| 21 | Peterborough | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 8 |
| 23 | Bromley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -16 | 8 |
| 24 | Wigan | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -8 | 7 |