| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wycombe | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 37:20 | 17 | 47 | |
| 2. | Burton | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35:26 | 9 | 42 | |
| 3. | Bury | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 27:20 | 7 | 40 | |
| 4. | Southend | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 29:29 | 0 | 40 | |
| 5. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 24:20 | 4 | 34 | |
| 6. | Morecambe | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27:24 | 3 | 33 | |
| 7. | Exeter | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 31:36 | -5 | 32 | |
| 8. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23:25 | -2 | 31 | |
| 9. | Newport | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 21:29 | -8 | 31 | |
| 10. | Dag & Red | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28:33 | -5 | 29 | |
| 11. | York City | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30:30 | 0 | 27 | |
| 12. | Plymouth | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21:23 | -2 | 26 | |
| 13. | Cambridge Utd | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27:33 | -6 | 25 | |
| 14. | Luton | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17:25 | -8 | 25 | |
| 15. | Stevenage | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25:31 | -6 | 24 | |
| 16. | Northampton | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 28:35 | -7 | 20 | |
| 17. | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20:35 | -15 | 20 | |
| 18. | Accrington | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25:45 | -20 | 20 | |
| 19. | Portsmouth | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 18:31 | -13 | 18 | |
| 20. | Carlisle | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 21:37 | -16 | 18 | |
| 21. | Cheltenham | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18:37 | -19 | 18 | |
| 22. | Tranmere | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19:33 | -14 | 17 | |
| 23. | Hartlepool | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17:40 | -23 | 16 | |
| 24. | Mansfield | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14:38 | -24 | 13 |