| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Swindon Town | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 54 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 51 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 13 | +34 | 50 | 2.08 |
| 4 | Notts County | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 50 | 2.08 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Walsall | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 47 | 1.96 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 47 | 1.96 |
| 8 | Burnley | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 40 | 1.82 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 43 | 1.79 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 35 | 1.46 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Brentford | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 22 | York City | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 23 | Brighton and Hove A | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Hull City | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 43 | -25 | 12 | 0.55 |
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
