| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Chesterfield
|
46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 84 | 1289 |
| 2 |
 Fleetwood
|
49 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 83 | 1260 |
| 3 |
 Scunthorpe
|
46 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 81 | — |
| 4 |
 Rochdale
|
46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 81 | 1275 |
| 5 |
 Burton
|
49 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 76 | 1238 |
| 6 |
 Southend
|
48 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 73 | — |
| 7 |
 York
|
48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 72 | 1238 |
| 8 |
 Oxford Utd
|
46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 62 | 1193 |
| 9 |
 Dag & Red
|
46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 59 | -6 | 60 | — |
| 10 |
 Plymouth
|
46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 58 | -7 | 60 | 1192 |
| 11 |
 Mansfield
|
46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 60 | 1175 |
| 12 |
 Bury
|
46 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 59 | — |
| 13 |
 Portsmouth
|
46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 59 | 1211 |
| 14 |
 Newport
|
46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 59 | -3 | 58 | 1179 |
| 15 |
 Accrington
|
46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 56 | -2 | 57 | 1204 |
| 16 |
 AFC Wimbledon
|
46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 56 | 1171 |
| 17 |
 Exeter
|
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 55 | 1188 |
| 18 |
 Cheltenham
|
46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 53 | 63 | -10 | 55 | 1182 |
| 19 |
 Morecambe
|
46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 54 | — |
| 20 |
 Hartlepool
|
46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 53 | — |
| 21 |
 Northampton
|
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 53 | 1178 |
| 22 |
 Wycombe
|
46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 50 | 1190 |
| 23 |
 Bristol Rovers
|
46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 54 | -11 | 50 | 1181 |
| 24 |
 Torquay
|
46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 42 | 66 | -24 | 45 | — |
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