| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Swansea City | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Southend United | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Yeovil Town | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Walsall | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Brighton and Hove A | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 41 | -23 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Millwall | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Bournemouth | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 24 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 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
