| League One Table at: 21 October 2023 |
| | | Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | Derby County | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 18 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -11 | 8 |
| 23 | READING | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -10 | 6 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -18 | 5 |
