| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wycombe | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30:26 | 4 | 34 | |
| 2. | Southend | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34:32 | 2 | 34 | |
| 3. | Lincoln | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27:25 | 2 | 31 | |
| 4. | Yeovil | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 33:37 | -4 | 31 | |
| 5. | Swansea | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26:27 | -1 | 30 | |
| 6. | Northampton | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 27:31 | -4 | 30 | |
| 7. | Darlington | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24:28 | -4 | 29 | |
| 8. | Scunthorpe | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26:26 | 0 | 27 | |
| 9. | Macclesfield | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21:25 | -4 | 27 | |
| 10. | Notts Co | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25:35 | -10 | 27 | |
| 11. | Mansfield | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27:32 | -5 | 25 | |
| 12. | Cheltenham | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24:31 | -7 | 25 | |
| 13. | Rochdale | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20:27 | -7 | 25 | |
| 14. | Bury | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28:36 | -8 | 25 | |
| 15. | Leyton Orient | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25:37 | -12 | 25 | |
| 16. | Grimsby | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23:33 | -10 | 24 | |
| 17. | Chester | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18:36 | -18 | 23 | |
| 18. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21:39 | -18 | 22 | |
| 19. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21:35 | -14 | 18 | |
| 20. | Boston Utd | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23:34 | -11 | 17 | |
| 21. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 14:35 | -21 | 15 | |
| 22. | Rushden | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 13:34 | -21 | 14 | |
| 23. | Kidderminster | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 18:46 | -28 | 14 | |
| 24. | Cambridge Utd | 23 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 17:35 | -18 | 13 |