| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Oxford United | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 52 | 14 | +38 | 55 | 2.39 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Notts County | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Walsall | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 10 | Brentford | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 17 | Burnley | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 21 | York City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 23 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 24 | Hull City | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 20 | 0.87 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











