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