| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 3 | Bournemouth | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 6 | Yeovil Town | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 7 | Notts County | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 10 | Brentford | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 11 | Walsall | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 15 | Carlisle United | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 23 | Bury | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 24 | Portsmouth | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 16 | 0.70 |
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
