| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bromley | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 54:32 | 22 | 62 | |
| 2. | Notts Co | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 46:30 | 16 | 57 | |
| 3. | Swindon | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 50:34 | 16 | 55 | |
| 4. | MK Dons | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 59:33 | 26 | 54 | |
| 5. | Cambridge Utd | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 39:24 | 15 | 53 | |
| 6. | Salford | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 41:35 | 6 | 52 | |
| 7. | Walsall | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 38:31 | 7 | 49 | |
| 8. | Chesterfield | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 49:41 | 8 | 48 | |
| 9. | Crewe | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 47:38 | 9 | 47 | |
| 10. | Barnet | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40:31 | 9 | 46 | |
| 11. | Colchester | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 43:31 | 12 | 45 | |
| 12. | Grimsby | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 41:32 | 9 | 45 | |
| 13. | Accrington | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 35:30 | 5 | 43 | |
| 14. | Gillingham | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 40:36 | 4 | 41 | |
| 15. | Fleetwood | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 38:39 | -1 | 37 | |
| 16. | Oldham | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 28:29 | -1 | 35 | |
| 17. | Tranmere | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 43:51 | -8 | 32 | |
| 18. | Cheltenham | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 29:51 | -22 | 30 | |
| 19. | Bristol Rovers | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 28:50 | -22 | 27 | |
| 20. | Crawley | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 32:48 | -16 | 26 | |
| 21. | Barrow | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 29:44 | -15 | 24 | |
| 22. | Shrewsbury | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 23:49 | -26 | 23 | |
| 23. | Newport | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 29:54 | -25 | 21 | |
| 24. | Harrogate | 31 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22:50 | -28 | 21 |