| # | Clubs | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brentford | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 17 | 27 | 58 | |
| 2 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 33 | 55 | |
| 3 |  Preston North End | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 45 | |
| 4 |  Swindon Town | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 45 | |
| 5 |  Peterborough United | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 45 | |
| 6 |  Sheffield United | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 43 | |
| 7 |  Leyton Orient | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 42 | |
| 8 |  Port Vale | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 42 | |
| 9 |  Rotherham United | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 40 | |
| 10 |  Notts County | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 38 | |
| 11 |  Crawley Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 37 | |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 35 | |
| 13 |  Coventry City | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 35 | |
| 14 |  Bradford City | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 33 | |
| 15 |  Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 31 | |
| 16 |  Carlisle United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 30 | |
| 17 |  Colchester United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | |
| 18 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 29 | |
| 19 |  Oldham Athletic | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 29 | |
| 20 |  Walsall | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 28 | |
| 21 |  Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 28 | |
| 22 |  Stevenage | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 26 | |
| 23 |  Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 26 | |
| 24 |  Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 25 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
F = Goals for,
A = Goals against,
GD = Goal difference,