| League One Table at: 16 December 2023 |
| | | Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 41 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 39 |
| 6 | Derby County | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 37 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 35 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 33 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 28 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -17 | 27 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -8 | 25 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 25 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 23 |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 23 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 20 |
| 20 | Exeter City | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 19 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 16 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 16 |
| 23 | READING | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -10 | 15 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 13 |
