| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 38 | 10 | +28 | 59 | 2.46 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 57 | 2.38 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 56 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 54 | 2.25 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 51 | 2.13 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 47 | 1.96 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 40 | 1.82 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 10 | Brentford | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Notts County | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 35 | 1.46 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 35 | 1.46 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 33 | 1.38 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 24 | Northampton Town | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 18 | 0.82 |
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
