| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MK Dons | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 45:25 | 20 | 41 | |
| 2. | Barnet | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32:24 | 8 | 40 | |
| 3. | Chesterfield | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33:32 | 1 | 38 | |
| 4. | Grimsby | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33:28 | 5 | 37 | |
| 5. | Notts Co | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29:27 | 2 | 37 | |
| 6. | Walsall | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33:26 | 7 | 36 | |
| 7. | Bromley | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30:25 | 5 | 36 | |
| 8. | Swindon | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 32:32 | 0 | 36 | |
| 9. | Salford | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 27:27 | 0 | 35 | |
| 10. | Cambridge Utd | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23:18 | 5 | 31 | |
| 11. | Oldham | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30:26 | 4 | 30 | |
| 12. | Colchester | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27:26 | 1 | 30 | |
| 13. | Fleetwood | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23:24 | -1 | 28 | |
| 14. | Crewe | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30:30 | 0 | 26 | |
| 15. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25:37 | -12 | 25 | |
| 16. | Harrogate | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23:30 | -7 | 24 | |
| 17. | Tranmere | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32:42 | -10 | 23 | |
| 18. | Gillingham | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24:36 | -12 | 22 | |
| 19. | Accrington | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20:31 | -11 | 21 | |
| 20. | Newport | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 24:40 | -16 | 21 | |
| 21. | Cheltenham | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25:46 | -21 | 21 | |
| 22. | Barrow | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 27:44 | -17 | 17 | |
| 23. | Shrewsbury | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20:42 | -22 | 16 | |
| 24. | Crawley | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18:40 | -22 | 15 |