#	Team	MP	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts
1.	Rushden	46	24	15	7	73:47	26	87
2.	Hartlepool	46	24	13	9	71:51	20	85
3.	Wrexham	46	23	15	8	84:50	34	84
4.	Bournemouth	46	20	14	12	60:48	12	74
5.	Scunthorpe	46	19	15	12	68:49	19	72
6.	Lincoln	46	18	16	12	46:37	9	70
7.	Bury	46	18	16	12	57:56	1	70
8.	Oxford Utd	46	19	12	15	57:47	10	69
9.	Torquay	46	16	18	12	71:71	0	66
10.	York City	46	17	15	14	52:53	-1	66
11.	Kidderminster	46	16	15	15	62:63	-1	63
12.	Cambridge Utd	46	16	13	17	67:70	-3	61
13.	Hull	46	14	17	15	58:53	5	59
14.	Darlington	46	12	18	16	58:59	-1	54
15.	Boston Utd	46	15	13	18	55:56	-1	54
16.	Macclesfield	46	14	12	20	57:63	-6	54
17.	Southend	46	17	3	26	47:59	-12	54
18.	Leyton Orient	46	14	11	21	51:61	-10	53
19.	Rochdale	46	12	16	18	63:70	-7	52
20.	Bristol Rovers	46	12	15	19	50:57	-7	51
21.	Swansea	46	12	13	21	48:65	-17	49
22.	Carlisle	46	13	10	23	52:78	-26	49
23.	Exeter	46	11	15	20	50:64	-14	48
24.	Shrewsbury	46	9	14	23	62:92	-30	41

Boston Utd: -4 points (Federation decision)