| Pos. | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 49 |
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 29 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 40 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 38 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 37 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Yeovil Town | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Notts County | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 32 |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 32 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 | Brentford | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Walsall | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons FC | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | Stevenage Football Club | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 28 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 27 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 23 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 23 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 21 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 21 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 18 |
| 22 | Bury | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 17 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 16 |