| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Accrington
|
46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 93 | 1296 |
| 2 |
 Luton
|
46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 94 | 46 | +48 | 88 | 1311 |
| 3 |
 Wycombe
|
46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 84 | 1256 |
| 4 |
 Exeter
|
49 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 84 | 1224 |
| 5 |
 Coventry
|
49 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 82 | 1279 |
| 6 |
 Notts Co
|
48 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 78 | 1249 |
| 7 |
 Lincoln
|
48 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 76 | 1252 |
| 8 |
 Mansfield
|
46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 72 | 1241 |
| 9 |
 Swindon
|
46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 68 | 1218 |
| 10 |
 Carlisle
|
46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 67 | — |
| 11 |
 Newport
|
46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 64 | 1206 |
| 12 |
 Cambridge Utd
|
46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 64 | 1200 |
| 13 |
 Colchester
|
46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 62 | 1188 |
| 14 |
 Crawley
|
46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 66 | -8 | 59 | 1165 |
| 15 |
 Crewe
|
46 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 62 | 75 | -13 | 56 | 1175 |
| 16 |
 Stevenage
|
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 65 | -5 | 55 | 1191 |
| 17 |
 Cheltenham
|
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 67 | 73 | -6 | 51 | 1163 |
| 18 |
 Grimsby
|
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 66 | -24 | 51 | 1143 |
| 19 |
 Yeovil
|
46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 59 | 75 | -16 | 48 | — |
| 20 |
 Port Vale
|
46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 47 | 1182 |
| 21 |
 Forest Green
|
46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 54 | 77 | -23 | 47 | — |
| 22 |
 Morecambe
|
46 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 56 | -15 | 46 | — |
| 23 |
 Barnet
|
46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 46 | 1154 |
| 24 |
 Chesterfield
|
46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 47 | 83 | -36 | 38 | 1121 |
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