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