| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Portsmouth
|
46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 87 | 1302 |
| 2 |
 Plymouth
|
46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 87 | 1272 |
| 3 |
 Doncaster
|
46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 85 | 1283 |
| 4 |
 Luton
|
48 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 75 | 49 | +26 | 78 | 1291 |
| 5 |
 Blackpool
|
49 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 77 | 1285 |
| 6 |
 Exeter
|
49 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 82 | 63 | +19 | 75 | 1245 |
| 7 |
 Carlisle
|
48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 72 | — |
| 8 |
 Colchester
|
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 69 | 1235 |
| 9 |
 Wycombe
|
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 69 | 1256 |
| 10 |
 Stevenage
|
46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 67 | 1215 |
| 11 |
 Cambridge Utd
|
46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 66 | 1229 |
| 12 |
 Mansfield
|
46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 66 | 1224 |
| 13 |
 Accrington
|
46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 65 | 1234 |
| 14 |
 Grimsby
|
46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 62 | 1176 |
| 15 |
 Barnet
|
46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 57 | 1165 |
| 16 |
 Notts Co
|
46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 76 | -22 | 56 | 1159 |
| 17 |
 Crewe
|
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 67 | -9 | 55 | 1188 |
| 18 |
 Morecambe
|
46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 73 | -20 | 52 | — |
| 19 |
 Crawley
|
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 71 | -18 | 51 | 1146 |
| 20 |
 Yeovil
|
46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 50 | — |
| 21 |
 Cheltenham
|
46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | -20 | 50 | 1157 |
| 22 |
 Newport
|
46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 73 | -22 | 48 | 1146 |
| 23 |
 Hartlepool
|
46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 54 | 75 | -21 | 46 | — |
| 24 |
 Leyton Orient
|
46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 47 | 87 | -40 | 36 | 1096 |
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