| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Preston North End | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Notts County | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 8 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Reading | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Brentford | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Millwall | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Bury | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 24 | Bournemouth | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 31 | -22 | 1 | 0.08 |
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
