| 1 | A. CharlesDefensive midfielder | Bromley | 27 | 15.7 | 40▲159% | 30▲1.3% |
| 2 | S. FusireDefensive midfielder | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 10.3 | 27▲239.7% | 62▲114.1% |
| 3 | G. HoddleDefensive midfielder | Cambridge United | 21 | 9.3 | 5 | 31▼20.8% |
| 4 | K. ContehDefensive midfielder | Bromley | 23 | 8.9 | 16±0% | 34▲10.9% |
| 5 | Vimal YoganathanDefensive midfielder | Barnsley | 20 | 8.9 | 21▲2871.4% | 46▲14.1% |
| 6 | L. BennettDefensive midfielder | Cambridge United | 24 | 8.7 | 39±0% | 35±0% |
| 7 | J. McKiernanDefensive midfielder | Bromley | 24 | 8.4 | 8▼9.9% | 42±0% |
| 8 | W. HondermarckDefensive midfielder | Bromley | 25 | 8.4 | 32±0% | 35±0% |
| 9 | I. El MizouniDefensive midfielder | Leyton Orient | 25 | 8.4 | 30±0% | 42±0% |
| 10 | E. KingDefensive midfielder | Cardiff | 23 | 8.3 | 0▼99.4% | 39▼14.1% |
| 11 | C. GilliganDefensive midfielder | Burton Albion | 24 | 8.3 | 0▼95.8% | 36▼12.9% |
| 12 | O. TannerDefensive midfielder | Cardiff | 24 | 8.3 | 28±0% | 49±0% |
| 13 | Karoy AndersonDefensive midfielder | Blackpool | 21 | 8.2 | 11±0% | 43±0% |
| 14 | N. Moriah-WelshDefensive midfielder | Mansfield Town | 24 | 8.2 | 23±0% | 46±0% |
| 15 | L. FioriniDefensive midfielder | Stockport County | 24 | 8.2 | 3±0% | 42±0% |
| 16 | J. MingiDefensive midfielder | Stockport County | 25 | 8 | 0▼100% | 37▼10.5% |
| 17 | H. WhiteDefensive midfielder | Plymouth | 24 | 8 | 41±0% | 52±0% |
| 18 | D. RobinsonDefensive midfielder | Doncaster | 21 | 8 | 2 | 40▼26.3% |
| 19 | J. NeufvilleDefensive midfielder | Bradford | 26 | 8 | 45±0% | 47±0% |
| 20 | J. AdigunDefensive midfielder | Stockport County | 21 | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| 21 | O. EdwardsDefensive midfielder | Peterborough | 25 | 7.9 | 19▲10.5% | 30±0% |
| 22 | C. RobertsDefensive midfielder | Plymouth | 21 | 7.9 | 2▼18.2% | 41▼24.7% |
| 23 | S. RobertsonDefensive midfielder | Notts County | 25 | 7.9 | 16±0% | 29±0% |
| 24 | C. BarrettDefensive midfielder | Wigan | 24 | 7.8 | 32▲10.3% | 32±0% |
| 25 | J. MateteDefensive midfielder | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | 7.8 | 1±0% | 27±0% |
| 26 | D. PhillipsDefensive midfielder | Stevenage | 25 | 7.8 | 21±0% | 44±0% |
| 27 | T. TaylorDefensive midfielder | Stevenage | 25 | 7.7 | 27±0% | 45▲2.3% |
| 28 | J. ThomasDefensive midfielder | Doncaster | 25 | 7.7 | 42▲10.4% | 35▲3.9% |
| 29 | Bruno FernandesDefensive midfielder | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 7.5 | 0 | 53 |
| 30 | A. MorganDefensive midfielder | Blackpool | 26 | 7.5 | 10±0% | 36±0% |
| 31 | E. HartmannDefensive midfielder | Mansfield Town | 19 | 7.1 | 0 | 40 |
| 32 | O. MoxonDefensive midfielder | Stockport County | 28 | 7 | 23▲219.4% | 34▼7.6% |
| 33 | D. TurnbullDefensive midfielder | Cardiff | 27 | 6.4 | 23±0% | 38±0% |
| 34 | L. PageDefensive midfielder | Leicester | 17 | 6.1 | 5±0% | 59±0% |
| 35 | B. Sarpong-WireduDefensive midfielder | Plymouth | 26 | 4.8 | 23±0% | 40±0% |
| 36 | S. ClareDefensive midfielder | Leyton Orient | 29 | 3.9 | 14▼42.1% | 28▼25.1% |
| 37 | S. BaptisteDefensive midfielder | Luton | 28 | 3.6 | 2▼83% | 26▼47.7% |
| 38 | L. WalshDefensive midfielder | Luton | 28 | 3.6 | 34±0% | 36±0% |
| 39 | S. SeddonDefensive midfielder | AFC Wimbledon | 28 | 3.4 | 39±0% | 39±0% |
| 40 | T. ArchibaldDefensive midfielder | Leyton Orient | 28 | 3.4 | 19±0% | 31±0% |
| 41 | H. ChoudhuryDefensive midfielder | Leicester | 28 | 3.3 | 15±0% | 41±0% |
| 42 | S. DembéléDefensive midfielder | Oxford United | 29 | 2.8 | 3±0% | 32±0% |
| 43 | S. McLoughlinDefensive midfielder | Cambridge United | 29 | 2.8 | 11±0% | 19±0% |
| 44 | D. MitchellDefensive midfielder | Leyton Orient | 29 | 2.7 | 15±0% | 26±0% |
| 45 | M. LoweDefensive midfielder | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 2.7 | 19±0% | 39±0% |
| 46 | G. JonesDefensive midfielder | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 | 2.1 | 21±0% | 19±0% |
| 47 | R. CurtisDefensive midfielder | Plymouth | 30 | 2 | 36±0% | 29±0% |
| 48 | J. HoughtonDefensive midfielder | Stevenage | 30 | 2 | 19±0% | 25±0% |
| 49 | G. EvansDefensive midfielder | Burton Albion | 31 | 1.6 | 29±0% | 24±0% |
| 50 | I. HaydenDefensive midfielder | Leyton Orient | 31 | 1.6 | 16▼12% | 29±0% |