| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Burton
|
46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 94 | 1298 |
| 2 |
 Wycombe
|
49 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 91 | 1268 |
| 3 |
 Shrewsbury
|
46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 89 | 1319 |
| 4 |
 Southend
|
49 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 87 | — |
| 5 |
 Bury
|
46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 85 | — |
| 6 |
 Stevenage
|
48 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 74 | 1237 |
| 7 |
 Plymouth
|
48 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 71 | 1231 |
| 8 |
 Luton
|
46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 68 | 1208 |
| 9 |
 Newport
|
46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 65 | 1186 |
| 10 |
 Exeter
|
46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 65 | -4 | 64 | 1191 |
| 11 |
 Morecambe
|
46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 63 | — |
| 12 |
 Northampton
|
46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 61 | 1207 |
| 13 |
 Oxford Utd
|
46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 61 | 1218 |
| 14 |
 Dag & Red
|
46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 59 | — |
| 15 |
 AFC Wimbledon
|
46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 60 | -6 | 58 | 1195 |
| 16 |
 Portsmouth
|
46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 57 | 1193 |
| 17 |
 Accrington
|
46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 77 | -19 | 56 | 1168 |
| 18 |
 York
|
46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 52 | 1188 |
| 19 |
 Cambridge Utd
|
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 61 | 66 | -5 | 51 | 1169 |
| 20 |
 Carlisle
|
46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 74 | -18 | 50 | — |
| 21 |
 Mansfield
|
46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 62 | -24 | 48 | 1126 |
| 22 |
 Hartlepool
|
46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 70 | -31 | 45 | — |
| 23 |
 Cheltenham
|
46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 67 | -27 | 41 | 1134 |
| 24 |
 Tranmere
|
46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 67 | -22 | 39 | 1154 |
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