| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Brentford | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Walsall | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -16 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 20 | Stevenage | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 24 | Notts County | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 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
