| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Stoke City | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 5 | Hull City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Fulham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Chester City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Bury | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Brentford | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 21 | Darlington | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 27 | -18 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 22 | Reading | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 23 | Exeter City | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 30 | -22 | 2 | 0.17 |
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
