| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Brentford | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Walsall | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Notts County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 1 | 0.17 |
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
