| League One Table at: 10 October 2023 |
| | | Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Derby County | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 13 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 21 | Fleetwood Town | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 22 | READING | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 6 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 5 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -19 | 2 |
