| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 55 | 2.29 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 55 | 2.29 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 54 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Brentford | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 53 | 2.21 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 49 | 2.04 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 46 | 1.92 |
| 7 | Notts County | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Yeovil Town | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 38 | 1.58 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 16 | Bury | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 18 | Bournemouth | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 33 | 1.38 |
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 23 | Walsall | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 21 | 0.95 |
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
