| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cambridge Utd | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39:24 | 39 | |
| 2. | Cheltenham | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 24:17 | 38 | |
| 3. | Bolton | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27:26 | 35 | |
| 4. | Tranmere | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24:26 | 35 | |
| 5. | Oldham | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40:35 | 34 | |
| 6. | Forest Green | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25:24 | 32 | |
| 7. | Morecambe | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29:31 | 31 | |
| 8. | Port Vale | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30:31 | 28 | |
| 9. | Newport | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29:24 | 27 | |
| 10. | Exeter | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 31:29 | 27 | |
| 11. | Harrogate | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26:27 | 27 | |
| 12. | Mansfield | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21:22 | 27 | |
| 13. | Leyton Orient | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 20:25 | 27 | |
| 14. | Bradford City | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25:30 | 25 | |
| 15. | Salford | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17:18 | 24 | |
| 16. | Crawley | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23:32 | 24 | |
| 17. | Walsall | 21 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 23:26 | 22 | |
| 18. | Stevenage | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13:21 | 22 | |
| 19. | Carlisle | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18:23 | 21 | |
| 20. | Southend | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11:28 | 21 | |
| 21. | Scunthorpe | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 19:32 | 20 | |
| 22. | Barrow | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 18:25 | 17 | |
| 23. | Grimsby | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16:32 | 17 | |
| 24. | Colchester | 21 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12:34 | 13 |