| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Brighton and Hove A | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 4 | Southampton | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Rochdale | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 15 | Notts County | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 16 | Brentford | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 18 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 20 | Yeovil Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Walsall | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 7 | 0.58 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










