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