| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Swindon | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 62:39 | 23 | 69 | |
| 2. | Crewe | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67:43 | 24 | 69 | |
| 3. | Plymouth | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 61:39 | 22 | 68 | |
| 4. | Cheltenham | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 52:27 | 25 | 64 | |
| 5. | Exeter | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53:43 | 10 | 65 | |
| 6. | Colchester | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52:37 | 15 | 58 | |
| 7. | Northampton | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 54:40 | 14 | 58 | |
| 8. | Port Vale | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50:44 | 6 | 57 | |
| 9. | Bradford City | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 44:40 | 4 | 54 | |
| 10. | Forest Green | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 43:40 | 3 | 49 | |
| 11. | Salford | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 49:46 | 3 | 50 | |
| 12. | Walsall | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40:49 | -9 | 47 | |
| 13. | Crawley | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 51:47 | 4 | 48 | |
| 14. | Newport | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32:39 | -7 | 46 | |
| 15. | Grimsby | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 45:51 | -6 | 47 | |
| 16. | Cambridge Utd | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 40:48 | -8 | 45 | |
| 17. | Leyton Orient | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47:55 | -8 | 42 | |
| 18. | Carlisle | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39:56 | -17 | 42 | |
| 19. | Oldham | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 44:57 | -13 | 41 | |
| 20. | Scunthorpe | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 44:56 | -12 | 40 | |
| 21. | Mansfield | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 48:55 | -7 | 38 | |
| 22. | Morecambe | 37 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35:60 | -25 | 32 | |
| 23. | Stevenage | 36 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 24:50 | -26 | 22 | |
| 24. | Macclesfield | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 32:47 | -15 | 19 |