| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 46 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 7 | Notts County | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Walsall | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Bury | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 48 | -19 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Yeovil Town | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 46 | -26 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Brentford | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 14 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 48 | -27 | 13 | 0.54 |
| 23 | Exeter City | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 45 | -28 | 13 | 0.54 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 24 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 46 | -26 | 12 | 0.50 |
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
