| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MK Dons | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15:8 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2. | Barnet | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10:6 | 4 | 15 | |
| 3. | Walsall | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12:8 | 4 | 14 | |
| 4. | Swindon | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13:12 | 1 | 13 | |
| 5. | Gillingham | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | 2 | 12 | |
| 6. | Colchester | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10:8 | 2 | 12 | |
| 7. | Oldham | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7:5 | 2 | 12 | |
| 8. | Grimsby | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14:14 | 0 | 12 | |
| 9. | Salford | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9:10 | -1 | 12 | |
| 10. | Crewe | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11:9 | 2 | 11 | |
| 11. | Notts Co | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | 11 | |
| 12. | Bromley | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8:8 | 0 | 11 | |
| 13. | Chesterfield | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11:15 | -4 | 11 | |
| 14. | Barrow | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8:8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 15. | Newport | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 10 | |
| 16. | Tranmere | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15:15 | 0 | 9 | |
| 17. | Fleetwood | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8:10 | -2 | 8 | |
| 18. | Harrogate | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8:13 | -5 | 8 | |
| 19. | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9:17 | -8 | 7 | |
| 20. | Cambridge Utd | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5:10 | -5 | 6 | |
| 21. | Accrington | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7:13 | -6 | 5 | |
| 22. | Shrewsbury | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8:18 | -10 | 5 | |
| 23. | Crawley | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6:16 | -10 | 5 | |
| 24. | Cheltenham | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7:20 | -13 | 5 |