| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bournemouth | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 53 | 2.21 |
| 2 | Notts County | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Brentford | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Yeovil Town | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 40 | 1.82 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 43 | 1.79 |
| 9 | Crawley Town | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 38 | 1.58 |
| 15 | Colchester United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 16 | Walsall | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 20 | Stevenage | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 22 | Bury | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 19 | 0.86 |
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
