| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Doncaster | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40:22 | 18 | 48 | |
| 2. | Portsmouth | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 48:19 | 29 | 46 | |
| 3. | Colchester | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43:27 | 16 | 46 | |
| 4. | Plymouth | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 41:29 | 12 | 42 | |
| 5. | Luton | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 38:26 | 12 | 40 | |
| 6. | Blackpool | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 40:24 | 16 | 39 | |
| 7. | Wycombe | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29:21 | 8 | 39 | |
| 8. | Accrington | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36:29 | 7 | 37 | |
| 9. | Carlisle | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34:34 | 0 | 37 | |
| 10. | Mansfield | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31:21 | 10 | 34 | |
| 11. | Stevenage | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 42:33 | 9 | 34 | |
| 12. | Grimsby | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32:31 | 1 | 33 | |
| 13. | Cambridge Utd | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30:26 | 4 | 32 | |
| 14. | Yeovil | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25:24 | 1 | 32 | |
| 15. | Crewe | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 35:26 | 9 | 31 | |
| 16. | Cheltenham | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27:25 | 2 | 31 | |
| 17. | Crawley | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29:30 | -1 | 31 | |
| 18. | Exeter | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36:29 | 7 | 29 | |
| 19. | Hartlepool | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28:30 | -2 | 29 | |
| 20. | Notts Co | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25:30 | -5 | 28 | |
| 21. | Barnet | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 27:31 | -4 | 27 | |
| 22. | Newport | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26:35 | -9 | 26 | |
| 23. | Morecambe | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24:38 | -14 | 22 | |
| 24. | Leyton Orient | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19:40 | -21 | 13 |