| # | Clubs | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bristol City | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 53 | |
| 2 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 51 | |
| 3 |  Preston North End | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 48 | |
| 4 |  Swindon Town | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 41 | |
| 5 |  Chesterfield | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 40 | |
| 6 |  Gillingham | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 39 | |
| 7 |  Barnsley | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 38 | |
| 8 |  Sheffield United | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 37 | |
| 9 |  Rochdale | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 36 | |
| 10 |  Peterborough United | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 35 | |
| 11 |  Fleetwood Town | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 33 | |
| 12 |  Scunthorpe United | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 33 | |
| 13 |  Crawley Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 33 | |
| 14 |  Walsall | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 32 | |
| 15 |  Oldham Athletic | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 32 | |
| 16 |  Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 31 | |
| 17 |  Bradford City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 30 | |
| 18 |  Port Vale | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 29 | |
| 19 |  Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 27 | |
| 20 |  Coventry City | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 27 | |
| 21 |  Colchester United | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 25 | |
| 22 |  Yeovil Town | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 22 | |
| 23 |  Leyton Orient | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 21 | |
| 24 |  Notts County | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 21 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
F = Goals for,
A = Goals against,
GD = Goal difference,