| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Rotherham United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Walsall | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Notts County | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Reading | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Bury | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 11 | Brentford | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 24 | Oxford United | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 40 | -23 | 1 | 0.08 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










