| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bradford City | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21:15 | 32 | |
| 2. | Northampton | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26:18 | 31 | |
| 3. | Carlisle | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30:19 | 30 | |
| 4. | Mansfield | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26:20 | 30 | |
| 5. | Leyton Orient | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21:16 | 29 | |
| 6. | Salford | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31:23 | 27 | |
| 7. | Stockport County | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25:18 | 26 | |
| 8. | Grimsby | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 20:22 | 26 | |
| 9. | Newport | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21:20 | 25 | |
| 10. | Swindon | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23:25 | 25 | |
| 11. | Stevenage | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 17:20 | 24 | |
| 12. | Barrow | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17:27 | 22 | |
| 13. | Doncaster | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16:29 | 20 | |
| 14. | AFC Wimbledon | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18:23 | 19 | |
| 15. | Tranmere | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13:20 | 19 | |
| 16. | Sutton | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16:25 | 18 | |
| 17. | Walsall | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15:18 | 17 | |
| 18. | Colchester | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17:26 | 17 | |
| 19. | Harrogate | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19:27 | 16 | |
| 20. | Crewe | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12:24 | 15 | |
| 21. | Hartlepool | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20:36 | 14 | |
| 22. | Rochdale | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14:27 | 13 | |
| 23. | Gillingham | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10:23 | 13 | |
| 24. | Crawley | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13:31 | 9 |