| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Notts County | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 55 | 2.39 |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 43 | 14 | +29 | 53 | 2.30 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 54 | 22 | +32 | 50 | 2.17 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 50 | 2.17 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 8 | Bury | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 9 | Chester City | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 11 | Reading | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 16 | Brentford | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 18 | Swansea City | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 20 | Fulham | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 23 | Cardiff City | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 24 | Walsall | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 26 | 1.13 |
3 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
