| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Reading | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 8 | +27 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 3 | Millwall | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 5 | +26 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Walsall | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 24 | 2.18 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 12 | Bury | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 19 | Notts County | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 21 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 23 | Luton Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 24 | Oxford United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 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
