| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Lincoln
|
46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 85 | 1278 |
| 2 |
 Bury
|
46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 79 | — |
| 3 |
 MK Dons
|
46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 79 | 1245 |
| 4 |
 Mansfield
|
48 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 78 | 1269 |
| 5 |
 Tranmere
|
49 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 78 | 1210 |
| 6 |
 Forest Green
|
48 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 75 | — |
| 7 |
 Newport
|
49 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 74 | 1249 |
| 8 |
 Colchester
|
46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 70 | 1210 |
| 9 |
 Exeter
|
46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 70 | 1229 |
| 10 |
 Stevenage
|
46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 70 | 1210 |
| 11 |
 Carlisle
|
46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 68 | — |
| 12 |
 Crewe
|
46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 65 | 1187 |
| 13 |
 Swindon
|
46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 64 | 1206 |
| 14 |
 Oldham
|
46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 62 | 1239 |
| 15 |
 Northampton
|
46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 61 | 1221 |
| 16 |
 Cheltenham
|
46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 68 | -11 | 57 | 1187 |
| 17 |
 Grimsby
|
46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 56 | -11 | 56 | 1167 |
| 18 |
 Morecambe
|
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 70 | -16 | 54 | — |
| 19 |
 Crawley
|
46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 53 | 1154 |
| 20 |
 Port Vale
|
46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 49 | 1154 |
| 21 |
 Cambridge Utd
|
46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 66 | -26 | 47 | 1143 |
| 22 |
 Macclesfield
|
46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 74 | -26 | 44 | — |
| 23 |
 Notts Co
|
46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 84 | -36 | 41 | 1131 |
| 24 |
 Yeovil
|
46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 66 | -25 | 40 | — |
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