| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rushden | 46 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 87 |
| 2. | Hartlepool | 46 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 85 |
| 3. | Wrexham | 46 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 84 |
| 4. | Bournemouth | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 74 |
| 5. | Scunthorpe | 46 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 72 |
| 6. | Lincoln | 46 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 70 |
| 7. | Bury | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 70 |
| 8. | Oxford Utd | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 69 |
| 9. | Torquay | 46 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 66 |
| 10. | York City | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 66 |
| 11. | Kidderminster | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 63 |
| 12. | Cambridge Utd | 46 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 61 |
| 13. | Hull | 46 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 59 |
| 14. | Darlington | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 54 |
| 15. | Boston Utd | 46 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 54 |
| 16. | Macclesfield | 46 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 54 |
| 17. | Southend | 46 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 54 |
| 18. | Leyton Orient | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 53 |
| 19. | Rochdale | 46 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 52 |
| 20. | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 51 |
| 21. | Swansea | 46 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 49 |
| 22. | Carlisle | 46 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 49 |
| 23. | Exeter | 46 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 48 |
| 24. | Shrewsbury | 46 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 41 |