| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Gillingham | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 2 | Burnley | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 3 | Millwall | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 9 | Reading | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 13 | Bury | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 14 | Notts County | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 16 | Colchester United | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 18 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Chesterfield | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 34 | -18 | 18 | 0.78 |
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
