| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Northampton
|
46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 82 | 46 | +36 | 99 | 1326 |
| 2 |
 Accrington
|
48 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 88 | 1269 |
| 3 |
 Oxford Utd
|
46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 86 | 1332 |
| 4 |
 Bristol Rovers
|
46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 46 | +31 | 85 | 1273 |
| 5 |
 Plymouth
|
49 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 85 | 1260 |
| 6 |
 AFC Wimbledon
|
49 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 81 | 1249 |
| 7 |
 Portsmouth
|
48 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 79 | 1270 |
| 8 |
 Leyton Orient
|
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 61 | -1 | 69 | 1220 |
| 9 |
 Cambridge Utd
|
46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 68 | 1222 |
| 10 |
 Carlisle
|
46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 67 | — |
| 11 |
 Luton
|
46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 66 | 1226 |
| 12 |
 Mansfield
|
46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 64 | 1200 |
| 13 |
 Wycombe
|
46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 64 | 1215 |
| 14 |
 Exeter
|
46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 65 | -2 | 64 | 1222 |
| 15 |
 Barnet
|
46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 68 | -1 | 62 | 1201 |
| 16 |
 Hartlepool
|
46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 72 | -23 | 51 | — |
| 17 |
 Notts Co
|
46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 83 | -29 | 51 | 1153 |
| 18 |
 Stevenage
|
46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 48 | 1179 |
| 19 |
 Yeovil
|
46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 48 | — |
| 20 |
 Crawley
|
46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 78 | -33 | 47 | 1131 |
| 21 |
 Morecambe
|
46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 69 | 91 | -22 | 46 | — |
| 22 |
 Newport
|
46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 43 | 1150 |
| 23 |
 Dag & Red
|
46 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 81 | -35 | 34 | — |
| 24 |
 York
|
46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 51 | 87 | -36 | 34 | 1127 |
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