| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gillingham | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 29:18 | 11 | 42 | |
| 2. | Port Vale | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37:26 | 11 | 41 | |
| 3. | Exeter | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34:36 | -2 | 37 | |
| 4. | Rotherham | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30:30 | 0 | 36 | |
| 5. | Southend | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 37:30 | 7 | 35 | |
| 6. | Chesterfield | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21:21 | 0 | 32 | |
| 7. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 31:34 | -3 | 32 | |
| 8. | Fleetwood | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28:25 | 3 | 30 | |
| 9. | York City | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 25:29 | -4 | 29 | |
| 10. | Rochdale | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 35:43 | -8 | 29 | |
| 11. | Wycombe | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23:36 | -13 | 29 | |
| 12. | Bradford City | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 29:31 | -2 | 28 | |
| 13. | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 26:42 | -16 | 27 | |
| 14. | Cheltenham | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24:35 | -11 | 26 | |
| 15. | Accrington | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23:34 | -11 | 26 | |
| 16. | Morecambe | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 27:34 | -7 | 25 | |
| 17. | Dag & Red | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27:34 | -7 | 24 | |
| 18. | Aldershot | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 20:30 | -10 | 23 | |
| 19. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28:41 | -13 | 23 | |
| 20. | Burton | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22:42 | -20 | 22 | |
| 21. | Plymouth | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21:31 | -10 | 21 | |
| 22. | Torquay | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17:22 | -5 | 20 | |
| 23. | Northampton | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23:39 | -16 | 20 | |
| 24. | Barnet | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19:36 | -17 | 18 |