| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Brentford | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 20 | Notts County | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 48 | -31 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 45 | -31 | 13 | 0.57 |
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
