| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Notts Co
|
49 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 52 | +26 | 87 | 1392 |
| 2 |
 Bromley
|
46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 87 | 1364 |
| 3 |
 MK Dons
|
46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 86 | 45 | +41 | 86 | 1386 |
| 4 |
 Salford
|
49 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 84 | 1209 |
| 5 |
 Cambridge Utd
|
46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 82 | 1412 |
| 6 |
 Grimsby
|
48 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 53 | +24 | 81 | 1228 |
| 7 |
 Chesterfield
|
48 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 80 | 1211 |
| 8 |
 Barnet
|
46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 76 | 1232 |
| 9 |
 Swindon
|
46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 75 | 1196 |
| 10 |
 Oldham
|
46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 68 | 1193 |
| 11 |
 Crewe
|
46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 67 | 1213 |
| 12 |
 Colchester
|
46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 66 | 1198 |
| 13 |
 Walsall
|
46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 65 | 1231 |
| 14 |
 Bristol Rovers
|
46 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 62 | 1200 |
| 15 |
 Fleetwood
|
46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 58 | -1 | 61 | 1227 |
| 16 |
 Accrington
|
46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 53 | 1175 |
| 17 |
 Gillingham
|
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 72 | -19 | 53 | 1200 |
| 18 |
 Cheltenham
|
46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 79 | -26 | 52 | 1204 |
| 19 |
 Shrewsbury
|
46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 42 | 69 | -27 | 49 | 1164 |
| 20 |
 Newport
|
46 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 48 | 77 | -29 | 43 | 1178 |
| 21 |
 Tranmere
|
46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 54 | 79 | -25 | 41 | 1190 |
| 22 |
 Crawley
|
46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 44 | 68 | -24 | 40 | 1169 |
| 23 |
 Harrogate
|
46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 68 | -29 | 39 | — |
| 24 |
 Barrow
|
46 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 45 | 78 | -33 | 36 | — |
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