| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Brighton and Hove A | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 20 | +29 | 58 | 2.42 |
| 2 | Southampton | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 13 | +34 | 52 | 2.17 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 51 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 47 | 1.96 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 47 | 1.96 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 46 | 1.92 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 12 | Notts County | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 35 | 1.46 |
| 14 | Brentford | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 35 | 1.46 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 33 | 1.38 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 22 | Walsall | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 23 | Yeovil Town | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 24 | Swindon Town | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 21 | 0.95 |
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
