| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Chesterfield
|
46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 85 | 51 | +34 | 86 | 1276 |
| 2 |
 Bury
|
46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 81 | — |
| 3 |
 Shrewsbury
|
48 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 80 | 1257 |
| 4 |
 Wycombe
|
46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 80 | 1290 |
| 5 |
 Stevenage
|
49 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 78 | 1262 |
| 6 |
 Torquay
|
49 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 73 | — |
| 7 |
 Accrington
|
48 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 73 | 58 | +15 | 73 | 1247 |
| 8 |
 Gillingham
|
46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 68 | 1239 |
| 9 |
 Rotherham
|
46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 66 | 1214 |
| 10 |
 Crewe
|
46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 87 | 65 | +22 | 65 | 1235 |
| 11 |
 Port Vale
|
46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 65 | 1215 |
| 12 |
 Oxford Utd
|
46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 63 | 1187 |
| 13 |
 Southend
|
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 61 | — |
| 14 |
 Aldershot
|
46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 61 | — |
| 15 |
 Macclesfield
|
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 59 | 73 | -14 | 55 | — |
| 16 |
 Hereford
|
46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 66 | -16 | 53 | — |
| 17 |
 Northampton
|
46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 63 | 71 | -8 | 52 | 1202 |
| 18 |
 Cheltenham
|
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 56 | 77 | -21 | 52 | 1150 |
| 19 |
 Bradford City
|
46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 43 | 68 | -25 | 52 | 1150 |
| 20 |
 Burton
|
46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 51 | 1179 |
| 21 |
 Morecambe
|
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 73 | -19 | 51 | — |
| 22 |
 Barnet
|
46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 58 | 77 | -19 | 48 | 1166 |
| 23 |
 Lincoln
|
46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 81 | -36 | 47 | 1110 |
| 24 |
 Stockport
|
46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 96 | -48 | 41 | 1117 |
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