| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 4 | Yeovil Town | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 14 | Millwall | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 23 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 24 | Bradford City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
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
