| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Preston North End | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 31 | 2.21 |
| 3 | Brentford | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 7 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 20 | 1.54 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Stevenage | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 28 | -19 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Sheffield United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Notts County | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 5 | 0.38 |
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
