| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Stoke City | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Reading | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 5 | Brighton and Hove A | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Notts County | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Brentford | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Bury | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 23 | Bournemouth | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Cambridge United | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 27 | -18 | 4 | 0.36 |
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
