| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Reading | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Brentford | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 17 | Notts County | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 21 | Bury | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 57 | -30 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Bournemouth | 23 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 13 | 0.57 |
| 24 | Cambridge United | 23 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 59 | -41 | 6 | 0.26 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










