| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Southend | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 41:30 | 11 | 41 | |
| 2. | Crawley | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 29:29 | 0 | 37 | |
| 3. | Torquay | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 27:27 | 0 | 37 | |
| 4. | Swindon | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 26:24 | 2 | 33 | |
| 5. | Cheltenham | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34:34 | 0 | 33 | |
| 6. | Crewe | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29:31 | -2 | 33 | |
| 7. | Morecambe | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32:28 | 4 | 32 | |
| 8. | Port Vale | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30:34 | -4 | 30 | |
| 9. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29:29 | 0 | 29 | |
| 10. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23:24 | -1 | 29 | |
| 11. | Gillingham | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 35:35 | 0 | 27 | |
| 12. | Rotherham | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 36:41 | -5 | 27 | |
| 13. | Aldershot | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27:33 | -6 | 26 | |
| 14. | Hereford | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 27:29 | -2 | 24 | |
| 15. | Northampton | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25:36 | -11 | 23 | |
| 16. | Burton | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30:49 | -19 | 23 | |
| 17. | Barnet | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23:40 | -17 | 22 | |
| 18. | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23:41 | -18 | 22 | |
| 19. | Accrington | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 20:30 | -10 | 21 | |
| 20. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23:41 | -18 | 21 | |
| 21. | Dag & Red | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19:37 | -18 | 20 | |
| 22. | Plymouth | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24:38 | -14 | 19 | |
| 23. | Bradford City | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20:32 | -12 | 17 | |
| 24. | Macclesfield | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14:38 | -24 | 11 |