| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 11 | Chesterfield | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 26 | -19 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Brentford | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 29 | -22 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 19 | Rushden and Diamonds | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 20 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 21 | Bournemouth | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 24 | Notts County | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 33 | -29 | 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
