| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Hull City | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 35 | 1.46 |
| 2 | Watford | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 34 | 1.42 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 34 | 1.42 |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 34 | 1.42 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 33 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 29 | 1.21 |
| 11 | Southend United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 13 | Brentford | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Bury | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 19 | Walsall | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Chester City | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 24 | Lincoln City | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 15 | 0.68 |
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
