| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Northampton | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 31:22 | 9 | 41 | |
| 2. | Salford | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 44:31 | 13 | 40 | |
| 3. | Mansfield | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 35:24 | 11 | 40 | |
| 4. | Leyton Orient | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29:21 | 8 | 40 | |
| 5. | Bradford City | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28:20 | 8 | 39 | |
| 6. | Stockport County | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33:21 | 12 | 37 | |
| 7. | Carlisle | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32:22 | 10 | 35 | |
| 8. | Newport | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26:26 | 0 | 32 | |
| 9. | Stevenage | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 21:23 | -2 | 32 | |
| 10. | Grimsby | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 25:31 | -6 | 30 | |
| 11. | Swindon | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30:31 | -1 | 28 | |
| 12. | Harrogate | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28:36 | -8 | 24 | |
| 13. | Barrow | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18:34 | -16 | 23 | |
| 14. | Colchester | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19:28 | -9 | 22 | |
| 15. | Tranmere | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18:28 | -10 | 22 | |
| 16. | Doncaster | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19:35 | -16 | 21 | |
| 17. | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22:30 | -8 | 20 | |
| 18. | Sutton | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20:37 | -17 | 20 | |
| 19. | Walsall | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 18:30 | -12 | 19 | |
| 20. | Crewe | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16:34 | -18 | 19 | |
| 21. | Rochdale | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17:32 | -15 | 18 | |
| 22. | Hartlepool | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25:42 | -17 | 18 | |
| 23. | Gillingham | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15:29 | -14 | 17 | |
| 24. | Crawley | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17:41 | -24 | 12 |