| # | Clubs | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portsmouth | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 24 | |
| 2 |  Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 22 | |
| 3 |  Derby County | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 21 | |
| 4 |  Wigan Athletic | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 19 | |
| 5 |  Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 19 | |
| 6 |  Barnsley | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 18 | |
| 7 |  Stevenage | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 18 | |
| 8 |  Blackpool | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 17 | |
| 9 |  Charlton Athletic | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 16 | |
| 10 |  Lincoln City | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 14 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 15 | |
| 12 |  Peterborough United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 14 | |
| 13 | Oxford United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| 14 |  Port Vale | 9 | 4 | - | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 12 | |
| 15 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 11 | |
| 16 |  Reading | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 17 |  Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 9 | |
| 19 |  Exeter City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 9 | |
| 20 |  Leyton Orient | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 8 | |
| 21 | Fleetwood Town | 7 | 2 | - | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 6 | |
| 22 |  Carlisle United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 5 | |
| 23 |  Cheltenham Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 5 | |
| 24 |  Northampton Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
F = Goals for,
A = Goals against,
GD = Goal difference,