| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MK Dons | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40:22 | 18 | 36 | |
| 2. | Bromley | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27:19 | 8 | 35 | |
| 3. | Swindon | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 31:24 | 7 | 35 | |
| 4. | Notts Co | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27:21 | 6 | 34 | |
| 5. | Walsall | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28:20 | 8 | 33 | |
| 6. | Barnet | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 23:20 | 3 | 31 | |
| 7. | Salford | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 25:25 | 0 | 31 | |
| 8. | Chesterfield | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 29:30 | -1 | 31 | |
| 9. | Cambridge Utd | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22:17 | 5 | 28 | |
| 10. | Oldham | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23:18 | 5 | 27 | |
| 11. | Grimsby | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23:23 | 0 | 27 | |
| 12. | Crewe | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28:23 | 5 | 26 | |
| 13. | Fleetwood | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19:20 | -1 | 24 | |
| 14. | Colchester | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22:24 | -2 | 24 | |
| 15. | Accrington | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17:22 | -5 | 20 | |
| 16. | Gillingham | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19:26 | -7 | 20 | |
| 17. | Tranmere | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 28:36 | -8 | 19 | |
| 18. | Harrogate | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17:27 | -10 | 18 | |
| 19. | Newport | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 21:35 | -14 | 18 | |
| 20. | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19:33 | -14 | 18 | |
| 21. | Cheltenham | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21:41 | -20 | 18 | |
| 22. | Barrow | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 25:38 | -13 | 16 | |
| 23. | Shrewsbury | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19:39 | -20 | 15 | |
| 24. | Crawley | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12:34 | -22 | 11 |