| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Derby County | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Watford | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 9 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 12 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 17 | Southend United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 24 | Sunderland | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 5 | 0.45 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
