| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Northampton | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 33:22 | 11 | 42 | |
| 2. | Leyton Orient | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38:30 | 8 | 42 | |
| 3. | Carlisle | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37:19 | 18 | 41 | |
| 4. | Grimsby | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27:26 | 1 | 36 | |
| 5. | Wycombe | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31:27 | 4 | 35 | |
| 6. | Cheltenham | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26:22 | 4 | 35 | |
| 7. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 29:38 | -9 | 30 | |
| 8. | Peterborough | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29:28 | 1 | 28 | |
| 9. | Lincoln | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28:32 | -4 | 28 | |
| 10. | Chester | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23:30 | -7 | 27 | |
| 11. | Darlington | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26:26 | 0 | 26 | |
| 12. | Bury | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23:32 | -9 | 26 | |
| 13. | Rochdale | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32:39 | -7 | 25 | |
| 14. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22:35 | -13 | 22 | |
| 15. | Torquay | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20:35 | -15 | 22 | |
| 16. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 18:27 | -9 | 21 | |
| 17. | Boston Utd | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 16:32 | -16 | 21 | |
| 18. | Mansfield | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22:37 | -15 | 20 | |
| 19. | Notts Co | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18:37 | -19 | 20 | |
| 20. | Stockport County | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23:49 | -26 | 20 | |
| 21. | Barnet | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20:35 | -15 | 19 | |
| 22. | Wrexham | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25:35 | -10 | 17 | |
| 23. | Rushden | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19:45 | -26 | 16 | |
| 24. | Macclesfield | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25:44 | -19 | 15 |