| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Brighton and Hove A | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 16 | Rushden and Diamonds | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 18 | Notts County | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 24 | Brentford | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 9 | 0.82 |
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
