| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Swindon | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27:21 | 6 | 30 | |
| 2. | Walsall | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23:17 | 6 | 29 | |
| 3. | MK Dons | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31:17 | 14 | 28 | |
| 4. | Notts Co | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28:17 | 11 | 28 | |
| 5. | Bromley | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25:19 | 6 | 27 | |
| 6. | Chesterfield | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28:24 | 4 | 27 | |
| 7. | Gillingham | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22:16 | 6 | 26 | |
| 8. | Crewe | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23:19 | 4 | 26 | |
| 9. | Salford | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20:20 | 0 | 26 | |
| 10. | Grimsby | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29:21 | 8 | 25 | |
| 11. | Barnet | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20:17 | 3 | 23 | |
| 12. | Cambridge Utd | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16:15 | 1 | 23 | |
| 13. | Fleetwood | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23:23 | 0 | 23 | |
| 14. | Colchester | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23:20 | 3 | 21 | |
| 15. | Oldham | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13:12 | 1 | 20 | |
| 16. | Tranmere | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 26:24 | 2 | 19 | |
| 17. | Barrow | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16:19 | -3 | 19 | |
| 18. | Accrington | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19:21 | -2 | 17 | |
| 19. | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15:29 | -14 | 17 | |
| 20. | Crawley | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18:25 | -7 | 16 | |
| 21. | Shrewsbury | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14:25 | -11 | 16 | |
| 22. | Harrogate | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16:25 | -9 | 15 | |
| 23. | Cheltenham | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13:30 | -17 | 14 | |
| 24. | Newport | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16:28 | -12 | 11 |