| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Plymouth | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 30:17 | 13 | 45 | |
| 2. | Exeter | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 39:27 | 12 | 42 | |
| 3. | Portsmouth | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 31:21 | 10 | 41 | |
| 4. | Luton | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32:17 | 15 | 37 | |
| 5. | Doncaster | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 45:33 | 12 | 37 | |
| 6. | Cambridge Utd | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 28:24 | 4 | 34 | |
| 7. | Carlisle | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 35:34 | 1 | 34 | |
| 8. | Stevenage | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25:30 | -5 | 33 | |
| 9. | Mansfield | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23:29 | -6 | 32 | |
| 10. | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29:22 | 7 | 31 | |
| 11. | Barnet | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30:33 | -3 | 30 | |
| 12. | Wycombe | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29:32 | -3 | 30 | |
| 13. | Morecambe | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29:35 | -6 | 30 | |
| 14. | Grimsby | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27:32 | -5 | 29 | |
| 15. | Accrington | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23:27 | -4 | 28 | |
| 16. | Notts Co | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 29:46 | -17 | 28 | |
| 17. | Crewe | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23:41 | -18 | 24 | |
| 18. | Colchester | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24:30 | -6 | 23 | |
| 19. | Leyton Orient | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28:47 | -19 | 23 | |
| 20. | Newport | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25:38 | -13 | 22 | |
| 21. | Crawley | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24:41 | -17 | 20 | |
| 22. | Cheltenham | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22:44 | -22 | 19 | |
| 23. | Yeovil | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24:40 | -16 | 18 | |
| 24. | Hartlepool | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26:45 | -19 | 17 |