DT: Nigel Clough
Mansfield Town3-1-4-2| # | Team | MP | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bradford City | 10 | +5 | 20 |
| 2 |  Stockport County | 10 | +10 | 19 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 10 | +9 | 19 |
| 4 |  Plymouth Argyle | 11 | +4 | 19 |
| 5 |  Cambridge United | 10 | +4 | 19 |
| 6 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | +12 | 18 |
| 7 |  Reading | 10 | +10 | 15 |
| 8 |  Oxford United | 8 | +7 | 15 |
| 9 |  Leyton Orient | 10 | +4 | 14 |
| 10 |  Burton Albion | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 11 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 |  Stevenage | 9 | +2 | 12 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 |  Leicester City | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 10 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 |  Luton Town | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 |  Doncaster Rovers | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | -5 | 9 |
| 19 |  Peterborough United | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 20 |  Blackpool | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 |  Barnsley | 9 | -8 | 8 |
| 22 |  Bromley | 9 | -12 | 8 |
| 23 |  Notts County | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 24 |  Wigan Athletic | 9 | -7 | 7 |
