| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gillingham
|
46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 83 | 1277 |
| 2 |
 Rotherham
|
46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 79 | 1267 |
| 3 |
 Northampton
|
49 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 79 | 1238 |
| 4 |
 Burton
|
48 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 70 | +5 | 79 | 1245 |
| 5 |
 Port Vale
|
46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 87 | 52 | +35 | 78 | 1265 |
| 6 |
 Bradford City
|
49 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 75 | 1279 |
| 7 |
 Cheltenham
|
48 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 75 | 1220 |
| 8 |
 Chesterfield
|
46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 67 | 1272 |
| 9 |
 Oxford Utd
|
46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 61 | -1 | 65 | 1229 |
| 10 |
 Exeter
|
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 64 | 1216 |
| 11 |
 Southend
|
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 61 | — |
| 12 |
 Rochdale
|
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 70 | -2 | 61 | 1215 |
| 13 |
 Fleetwood
|
46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 57 | -2 | 60 | 1172 |
| 14 |
 Bristol Rovers
|
46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 69 | -9 | 60 | 1206 |
| 15 |
 Wycombe
|
46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 60 | 1208 |
| 16 |
 Morecambe
|
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 58 | — |
| 17 |
 York
|
46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 55 | 1176 |
| 18 |
 Accrington
|
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 54 | 1162 |
| 19 |
 Torquay
|
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 53 | — |
| 20 |
 AFC Wimbledon
|
46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 76 | -22 | 53 | 1164 |
| 21 |
 Plymouth
|
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 52 | 1190 |
| 22 |
 Dag & Red
|
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 51 | — |
| 23 |
 Barnet
|
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 51 | 1171 |
| 24 |
 Aldershot
|
46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 48 | — |
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