| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Swansea City | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 3 | Watford | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Chester City | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Brentford | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Southend United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Bury | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 20 | Hull City | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 14 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Walsall | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 49 | -21 | 10 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Lincoln City | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 53 | -33 | 10 | 0.42 |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 50 | -30 | 9 | 0.38 |
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
