| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Northampton Town | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 4 | Southend United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 23 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 58 | -26 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 11 | Hull City | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 12 | Notts County | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 14 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Watford | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 16 | Millwall | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 55 | -23 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 56 | -26 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 11 | 0.48 |
| 20 | Bradford Park Avenue | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 11 | 0.48 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 23 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 55 | -32 | 11 | 0.48 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 59 | -34 | 11 | 0.48 |
| 23 | Reading | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 48 | -25 | 10 | 0.43 |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 52 | -32 | 7 | 0.30 |
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
