| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brentford | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26:21 | 5 | 38 | |
| 2. | Wycombe | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 22:17 | 5 | 36 | |
| 3. | Rotherham | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28:25 | 3 | 36 | |
| 4. | Exeter | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29:25 | 4 | 35 | |
| 5. | Darlington | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25:21 | 4 | 33 | |
| 6. | Bury | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 27:24 | 3 | 32 | |
| 7. | Gillingham | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 20:34 | -14 | 32 | |
| 8. | Chesterfield | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30:29 | 1 | 31 | |
| 9. | Rochdale | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30:35 | -5 | 31 | |
| 10. | Lincoln | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27:30 | -3 | 30 | |
| 11. | Dag & Red | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33:29 | 4 | 29 | |
| 12. | Luton | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24:31 | -7 | 27 | |
| 13. | Morecambe | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24:32 | -8 | 27 | |
| 14. | Bournemouth | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 31:36 | -5 | 24 | |
| 15. | Bradford City | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 27:37 | -10 | 24 | |
| 16. | Port Vale | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 21:33 | -12 | 24 | |
| 17. | Notts Co | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27:38 | -11 | 23 | |
| 18. | Macclesfield | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22:40 | -18 | 22 | |
| 19. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 20:28 | -8 | 21 | |
| 20. | Barnet | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26:39 | -13 | 20 | |
| 21. | Accrington | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17:35 | -18 | 18 | |
| 22. | Chester | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19:47 | -28 | 18 | |
| 23. | Aldershot | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 23:49 | -26 | 17 | |
| 24. | Grimsby | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20:41 | -21 | 16 |