| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Crewe | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38:17 | 21 | 42 | |
| 2. | Plymouth | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38:16 | 22 | 41 | |
| 3. | Swindon | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 34:17 | 17 | 41 | |
| 4. | Cheltenham | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35:17 | 18 | 38 | |
| 5. | Bradford City | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29:14 | 15 | 38 | |
| 6. | Exeter | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 31:15 | 16 | 37 | |
| 7. | Northampton | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31:14 | 17 | 35 | |
| 8. | Port Vale | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 28:15 | 13 | 35 | |
| 9. | Crawley | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30:19 | 11 | 35 | |
| 10. | Newport | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20:13 | 7 | 34 | |
| 11. | Colchester | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28:17 | 11 | 32 | |
| 12. | Oldham | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28:21 | 7 | 25 | |
| 13. | Macclesfield | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19:17 | 2 | 24 | |
| 14. | Scunthorpe | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24:25 | -1 | 24 | |
| 15. | Cambridge Utd | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23:27 | -4 | 24 | |
| 16. | Leyton Orient | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26:30 | -4 | 23 | |
| 17. | Grimsby | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22:27 | -5 | 23 | |
| 18. | Walsall | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21:26 | -5 | 23 | |
| 19. | Carlisle | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17:26 | -9 | 22 | |
| 20. | Salford | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20:24 | -4 | 21 | |
| 21. | Morecambe | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20:23 | -3 | 20 | |
| 22. | Forest Green | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16:22 | -6 | 19 | |
| 23. | Mansfield | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27:29 | -2 | 17 | |
| 24. | Stevenage | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10:22 | -12 | 12 |