| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Brentford | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 3 | Yeovil Town | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 8 | Walsall | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 10 | Crawley Town | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 15 | Notts County | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 23 | Bury | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 23 | 1.00 |
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
