| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Colchester United | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 50 | 2.08 |
| 2 | Southend United | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Brentford | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 35 | 1.46 |
| 13 | Yeovil Town | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 15 | Walsall | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 18 | Bournemouth | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 28 | 1.17 |
| 24 | Swindon Town | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 25 | 1.14 |
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
