| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Stevenage | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 24 | 2.18 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 8 | Notts County | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Bury | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 13 | Walsall | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 19 | Exeter City | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Brentford | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 7 | 0.58 |
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
