| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 2 | Southampton | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 7 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 8 | Yeovil Town | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Notts County | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 47 | -23 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Walsall | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 24 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 17 | 0.74 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











