| League One Table at: 23 December 2023 |
| | | Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 44 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Derby County | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 40 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 38 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 36 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 22 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 27 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -18 | 27 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 21 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -9 | 25 |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 23 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 21 |
| 20 | Exeter City | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -20 | 19 |
| 21 | READING | 22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -8 | 18 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -17 | 17 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 22 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 16 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -17 | 16 |