| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 34 | 2.83 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 34 | 2.83 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 33 | 2.75 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 26 | 2.36 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 8 | Southend United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 11 | Watford | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 13 | Derby County | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 18 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 20 | Millwall | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 23 | Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 11 | 1.00 |
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
