| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 39 | L W W W D |
| 2 | Notts County | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 37 | D L W W W |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 37 | D D W L W |
| 4 | Bromley | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 36 | W W L W W |
| 5 | MK Dons | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 33 | W D W L D |
| 6 | Salford City | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 33 | L L W D W |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 32 | W D L D W |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 31 | D D L D W |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 31 | D W W D D |
| 10 | Gillingham | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 30 | D D D D D |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 30 | D W L D W |
| 12 | Colchester United | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 28 | W W W D L |
| 13 | Barnet | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 28 | D D D W L |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 27 | L D L D L |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 26 | W D W W L |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 24 | D W L L D |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 24 | W D W W L |
| 18 | Barrow | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 21 | L L D L D |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 21 | L W L W D |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 19 | W L D D D |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 18 | D D L L D |
| 22 | Harrogate Town | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 17 | D L D L D |
| 23 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 38 | -23 | 17 | L L L L L |
| 24 | Newport County | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 13 | L L D D L |