| League One Table at: 26 August 2023 |
| | | Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS |
| 1 | Oxford United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | READING | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
