| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Walsall | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 28:18 | 10 | 35 | |
| 2. | Swindon | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31:24 | 7 | 34 | |
| 3. | MK Dons | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 35:20 | 15 | 32 | |
| 4. | Notts Co | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30:20 | 10 | 31 | |
| 5. | Bromley | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28:22 | 6 | 30 | |
| 6. | Gillingham | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26:20 | 6 | 29 | |
| 7. | Cambridge Utd | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20:16 | 4 | 29 | |
| 8. | Salford | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24:25 | -1 | 29 | |
| 9. | Colchester | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28:21 | 7 | 28 | |
| 10. | Chesterfield | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32:29 | 3 | 28 | |
| 11. | Crewe | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27:24 | 3 | 27 | |
| 12. | Grimsby | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32:25 | 7 | 26 | |
| 13. | Fleetwood | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27:26 | 1 | 26 | |
| 14. | Barnet | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22:19 | 3 | 25 | |
| 15. | Tranmere | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 30:27 | 3 | 23 | |
| 16. | Oldham | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 16:13 | 3 | 23 | |
| 17. | Accrington | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21:22 | -1 | 21 | |
| 18. | Barrow | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18:23 | -5 | 20 | |
| 19. | Crawley | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22:30 | -8 | 17 | |
| 20. | Shrewsbury | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18:31 | -13 | 17 | |
| 21. | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15:31 | -16 | 17 | |
| 22. | Cheltenham | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14:32 | -18 | 17 | |
| 23. | Harrogate | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17:28 | -11 | 16 | |
| 24. | Newport | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18:33 | -15 | 12 |