| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Swindon
|
46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 93 | 1345 |
| 2 |
 Shrewsbury
|
46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 88 | 1297 |
| 3 |
 Crawley
|
46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 79 | 54 | +25 | 86 | 1273 |
| 4 |
 Southend
|
48 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 85 | — |
| 5 |
 Cheltenham
|
49 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 81 | 1238 |
| 6 |
 Torquay
|
48 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 81 | — |
| 7 |
 Crewe
|
49 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 79 | 1261 |
| 8 |
 Gillingham
|
46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 70 | 1253 |
| 9 |
 Port Vale
|
46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 69 | 1220 |
| 10 |
 Rotherham
|
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 69 | 1225 |
| 11 |
 Oxford Utd
|
46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 68 | 1227 |
| 12 |
 Aldershot
|
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 64 | — |
| 13 |
 Accrington
|
46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 58 | 1187 |
| 14 |
 Bristol Rovers
|
46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 60 | 70 | -10 | 57 | 1201 |
| 15 |
 Morecambe
|
46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 56 | — |
| 16 |
 Burton
|
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 81 | -27 | 54 | 1140 |
| 17 |
 AFC Wimbledon
|
46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 62 | 81 | -19 | 53 | 1156 |
| 18 |
 Bradford City
|
46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 59 | -5 | 50 | 1201 |
| 19 |
 Dag & Red
|
46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 50 | — |
| 20 |
 Northampton
|
46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 55 | 79 | -24 | 47 | 1152 |
| 21 |
 Plymouth
|
46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 46 | 1180 |
| 22 |
 Barnet
|
46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 52 | 79 | -27 | 46 | 1166 |
| 23 |
 Hereford
|
46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 70 | -20 | 44 | — |
| 24 |
 Macclesfield
|
46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 64 | -25 | 37 | — |
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