| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Walsall | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14:8 | 6 | 17 | |
| 2. | MK Dons | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17:10 | 7 | 16 | |
| 3. | Barnet | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11:7 | 4 | 16 | |
| 4. | Swindon | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15:13 | 2 | 16 | |
| 5. | Colchester | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13:9 | 4 | 15 | |
| 6. | Gillingham | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14:12 | 2 | 14 | |
| 7. | Notts Co | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11:10 | 1 | 14 | |
| 8. | Grimsby | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16:16 | 0 | 13 | |
| 9. | Tranmere | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17:16 | 1 | 12 | |
| 10. | Oldham | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7:6 | 1 | 12 | |
| 11. | Salford | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9:12 | -3 | 12 | |
| 12. | Chesterfield | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:18 | -4 | 12 | |
| 13. | Crewe | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:11 | 1 | 11 | |
| 14. | Barrow | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10:10 | 0 | 11 | |
| 15. | Bromley | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 11 | |
| 16. | Newport | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9:14 | -5 | 10 | |
| 17. | Cambridge Utd | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7:10 | -3 | 9 | |
| 18. | Harrogate | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:14 | -5 | 9 | |
| 19. | Fleetwood | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9:12 | -3 | 8 | |
| 20. | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9:18 | -9 | 7 | |
| 21. | Accrington | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8:14 | -6 | 6 | |
| 22. | Crawley | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9:20 | -11 | 5 | |
| 23. | Shrewsbury | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | 5 | |
| 24. | Cheltenham | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7:22 | -15 | 5 |