| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MK Dons | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 43:20 | 23 | 57 | |
| 2. | Hereford | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 38:22 | 16 | 49 | |
| 3. | Peterborough | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 38:23 | 15 | 46 | |
| 4. | Stockport County | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 32:24 | 8 | 44 | |
| 5. | Rochdale | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40:26 | 14 | 43 | |
| 6. | Darlington | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31:18 | 13 | 38 | |
| 7. | Chesterfield | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34:27 | 7 | 34 | |
| 8. | Rotherham | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25:29 | -4 | 34 | |
| 9. | Wycombe | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27:27 | 0 | 33 | |
| 10. | Brentford | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 27:35 | -8 | 33 | |
| 11. | Grimsby | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29:32 | -3 | 29 | |
| 12. | Bury | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28:31 | -3 | 29 | |
| 13. | Accrington | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 29:44 | -15 | 29 | |
| 14. | Bradford City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33:31 | 2 | 28 | |
| 15. | Lincoln | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 28:39 | -11 | 28 | |
| 16. | Morecambe | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26:31 | -5 | 27 | |
| 17. | Chester | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30:38 | -8 | 27 | |
| 18. | Macclesfield | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20:33 | -13 | 24 | |
| 19. | Barnet | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19:33 | -14 | 24 | |
| 20. | Dag & Red | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 22:38 | -16 | 24 | |
| 21. | Mansfield | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18:29 | -11 | 21 | |
| 22. | Notts Co | 23 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 18:30 | -12 | 19 | |
| 23. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25:43 | -18 | 17 | |
| 24. | Wrexham | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 22:42 | -20 | 15 |