| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rochdale | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 42:22 | 20 | 48 | |
| 2. | Chesterfield | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 36:16 | 20 | 45 | |
| 3. | Scunthorpe | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 32:19 | 13 | 41 | |
| 4. | Southend | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29:16 | 13 | 40 | |
| 5. | Fleetwood | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41:30 | 11 | 39 | |
| 6. | York City | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 23:15 | 8 | 39 | |
| 7. | Burton | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 27:22 | 5 | 39 | |
| 8. | Newport | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37:27 | 10 | 36 | |
| 9. | Bury | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 33:23 | 10 | 36 | |
| 10. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28:21 | 7 | 36 | |
| 11. | Hartlepool | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30:27 | 3 | 33 | |
| 12. | Portsmouth | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26:25 | 1 | 33 | |
| 13. | Morecambe | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30:26 | 4 | 31 | |
| 14. | Dag & Red | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25:25 | 0 | 31 | |
| 15. | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27:29 | -2 | 31 | |
| 16. | Plymouth | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23:26 | -3 | 31 | |
| 17. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24:23 | 1 | 30 | |
| 18. | Accrington | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 33:29 | 4 | 28 | |
| 19. | Northampton | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24:32 | -8 | 28 | |
| 20. | Mansfield | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27:32 | -5 | 27 | |
| 21. | Exeter | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22:27 | -5 | 24 | |
| 22. | Cheltenham | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 29:35 | -6 | 24 | |
| 23. | Wycombe | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20:27 | -7 | 24 | |
| 24. | Torquay | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18:31 | -13 | 20 |