| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Walsall | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 62 | 20 | +42 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 3 | Bury | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 62 | 17 | +45 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 4 | Notts County | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 6 | Halifax Town | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 12 | Hull City | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 14 | Watford | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 15 | Newport County | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 16 | Reading | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 17 | Brentford | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 18 | Southend United | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Torquay United | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 23 | Bournemouth | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 21 | 0.91 |
2 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
