| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Swindon | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 42:29 | 13 | 43 | |
| 2. | Port Vale | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32:24 | 8 | 39 | |
| 3. | Forest Green | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 41:26 | 15 | 38 | |
| 4. | Exeter | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28:22 | 6 | 36 | |
| 5. | Northampton | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28:23 | 5 | 36 | |
| 6. | Newport | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27:27 | 0 | 36 | |
| 7. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33:29 | 4 | 34 | |
| 8. | Salford | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27:25 | 2 | 31 | |
| 9. | Bradford City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24:26 | -2 | 30 | |
| 10. | Sutton | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31:33 | -2 | 29 | |
| 11. | Mansfield | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27:28 | -1 | 28 | |
| 12. | Harrogate | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 32:39 | -7 | 28 | |
| 13. | Crawley | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28:37 | -9 | 28 | |
| 14. | Colchester | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 23:32 | -9 | 28 | |
| 15. | Leyton Orient | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 26:25 | 1 | 26 | |
| 16. | Tranmere | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17:24 | -7 | 24 | |
| 17. | Carlisle | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20:39 | -19 | 22 | |
| 18. | Rochdale | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23:36 | -13 | 21 | |
| 19. | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19:29 | -10 | 20 | |
| 20. | Hartlepool | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20:38 | -18 | 20 | |
| 21. | Walsall | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17:31 | -14 | 19 | |
| 22. | Oldham | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17:33 | -16 | 19 | |
| 23. | Stevenage | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 16:38 | -22 | 14 | |
| 24. | Scunthorpe | 23 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 14:54 | -40 | 10 |