| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Stoke City | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 43 | 11 | +32 | 58 | 2.42 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 52 | 2.17 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 51 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 45 | 2.05 |
| 5 | Brentford | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 49 | 2.04 |
| 6 | Brighton and Hove A | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 49 | 2.04 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 46 | 1.92 |
| 9 | Reading | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 46 | 1.92 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | 1.58 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 14 | Notts County | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 34 | 1.42 |
| 20 | Wrexham | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 22 | Bury | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 23 | Bournemouth | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 24 | Cambridge United | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 13 | 0.59 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










