| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Northampton Town | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Hull City | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 7 | Millwall | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Reading | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 15 | Southend United | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 18 | Notts County | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 23 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 8 | 0.73 |
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
