| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Burnley | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 55 | 2.39 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 54 | 2.35 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 52 | 2.26 |
| 4 | Reading | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 44 | 1.91 |
| 7 | York City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 15 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 17 | Hull City | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 19 | Brentford | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 20 | Exeter City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 21 | Bournemouth | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 22 | Fulham | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 24 | Barnet | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 18 | 0.78 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










