| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Colchester United | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 3 | Southend United | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 44 | 1.91 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 11 | Brentford | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 18 | Yeovil Town | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 23 | Walsall | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 25 | 1.09 |
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
