| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Notts County | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Brentford | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 26 | -22 | 4 | 0.33 |
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
