| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 41 | 1.86 |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 31 | 1.29 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 26 | 1.08 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Notts County | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 62 | -24 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Brentford | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Chesterfield | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 47 | -31 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 38 | -25 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 15 | 0.63 |
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
