| # | Clubs | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Charlton Athletic | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 50 | |
| 2 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 38 | |
| 3 |  Sheffield United | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 38 | |
| 4 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 38 | |
| 5 |  Huddersfield Town | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 33 | |
| 6 |  Stevenage | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 33 | |
| 7 |  Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 32 | |
| 8 |  Brentford | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 31 | |
| 9 |  Notts County | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 29 | |
| 10 |  Scunthorpe United | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 27 | |
| 11 |  AFC Bournemouth | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 26 | |
| 12 |  Carlisle United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 26 | |
| 13 |  Leyton Orient | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 26 | |
| 14 |  Preston North End | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 24 | |
| 15 |  Colchester United | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 24 | |
| 16 |  Bury | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 24 | |
| 17 |  Oldham Athletic | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 22 | |
| 18 |  Yeovil Town | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 21 | |
| 19 |  Walsall | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 20 | |
| 20 |  Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 18 | |
| 21 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 16 | |
| 22 |  Chesterfield | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 15 | |
| 23 |  Rochdale | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 42 | -25 | 12 | |
| 24 |  Exeter City | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 46 | -31 | 10 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
F = Goals for,
A = Goals against,
GD = Goal difference,