| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 4 | Bournemouth | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Yeovil Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Brentford | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Walsall | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 18 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Bury | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Notts County | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 6 | 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
