| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Peterborough | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 46:20 | 26 | 46 | |
| 2. | Wycombe | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 29:15 | 14 | 45 | |
| 3. | MK Dons | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 39:17 | 22 | 40 | |
| 4. | Darlington | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36:22 | 14 | 40 | |
| 5. | Rotherham | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37:29 | 8 | 40 | |
| 6. | Hereford | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34:19 | 15 | 39 | |
| 7. | Stockport County | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40:30 | 10 | 38 | |
| 8. | Rochdale | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37:28 | 9 | 37 | |
| 9. | Barnet | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37:30 | 7 | 36 | |
| 10. | Chesterfield | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 42:29 | 13 | 35 | |
| 11. | Bradford City | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 30:30 | 0 | 34 | |
| 12. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31:22 | 9 | 33 | |
| 13. | Morecambe | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33:32 | 1 | 33 | |
| 14. | Bury | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30:30 | 0 | 30 | |
| 15. | Lincoln | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 33:38 | -5 | 30 | |
| 16. | Notts Co | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19:23 | -4 | 29 | |
| 17. | Macclesfield | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27:31 | -4 | 26 | |
| 18. | Grimsby | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26:34 | -8 | 26 | |
| 19. | Brentford | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25:35 | -10 | 26 | |
| 20. | Dag & Red | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27:32 | -5 | 25 | |
| 21. | Wrexham | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16:28 | -12 | 25 | |
| 22. | Accrington | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 20:39 | -19 | 22 | |
| 23. | Mansfield | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30:39 | -9 | 21 | |
| 24. | Chester | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21:30 | -9 | 20 |