| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Rotherham United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 2 | Millwall | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Walsall | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 5 | Reading | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Notts County | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 8 | Brentford | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 31 | 1.29 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Bury | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 28 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 26 | 1.08 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 15 | Colchester United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 51 | -17 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 43 | -18 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Swansea City | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 47 | -27 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Oxford United | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 63 | -32 | 9 | 0.38 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










