| League One Table at: 28 October 2023 |
| | | Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 35 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 27 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Derby County | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 21 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -10 | 12 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -18 | 8 |
| 24 | READING | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -12 | 6 |
