| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Brentford | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 24 | 2.18 |
| 4 | Notts County | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 5 | Yeovil Town | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 6 | Walsall | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 10 | Crawley Town | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Bury | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
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
