| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bristol City | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 50 | 2.17 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 10 | Notts County | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 11 | Chesterfield | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 13 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 24 | Northampton Town | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 25 | 1.09 |
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
