| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Luton Town | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Hull City | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Walsall | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Brentford | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Port Vale | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 31 | -24 | 2 | 0.17 |
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
