| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Leicester City | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 45 | 2.05 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 4 | Millwall | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Southend United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Brighton and Hove A | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 16 | Carlisle United | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Walsall | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 59 | -35 | 13 | 0.54 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 11 | 0.46 |
| 24 | Hereford United | 24 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 46 | -30 | 10 | 0.42 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











