| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 42 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 6 | Brighton and Hove A | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Brentford | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 29 | 1.21 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Rushden and Diamonds | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 39 | -22 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 24 | Notts County | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 49 | -30 | 12 | 0.50 |
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
