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