| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Reading | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Notts County | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 8 | Hull City | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 9 | Bradford Park Avenue | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 15 | Watford | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 17 | Brentford | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 18 | Southend United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 20 | Torquay United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Newport County | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 | 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
