| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Luton Town | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 55 | 2.39 |
| 2 | Hull City | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 53 | 2.30 |
| 3 | Brentford | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 10 | Walsall | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 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
