| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Walsall | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Yeovil Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 14 | Notts County | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 22 | Bury | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -19 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 4 | 0.33 |
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
