| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Forest Green
|
46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 84 | — |
| 2 |
 Port Vale
|
49 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 84 | 1283 |
| 3 |
 Exeter
|
46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 84 | 1277 |
| 4 |
 Mansfield
|
49 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 83 | 1253 |
| 5 |
 Swindon
|
48 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 80 | 1283 |
| 6 |
 Bristol Rovers
|
46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 80 | 1282 |
| 7 |
 Northampton
|
48 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 80 | 1259 |
| 8 |
 Sutton
|
46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 76 | — |
| 9 |
 Tranmere
|
46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 75 | 1241 |
| 10 |
 Salford
|
46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 70 | 1229 |
| 11 |
 Newport
|
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 69 | 1214 |
| 12 |
 Crawley
|
46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 61 | 1158 |
| 13 |
 Leyton Orient
|
46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 58 | 1230 |
| 14 |
 Bradford City
|
46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 55 | -2 | 58 | 1183 |
| 15 |
 Colchester
|
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 55 | 1180 |
| 16 |
 Walsall
|
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 60 | -13 | 54 | 1163 |
| 17 |
 Hartlepool
|
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 64 | -20 | 54 | — |
| 18 |
 Rochdale
|
46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 59 | -8 | 53 | 1194 |
| 19 |
 Harrogate
|
46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 75 | -11 | 53 | — |
| 20 |
 Carlisle
|
46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 62 | -23 | 53 | — |
| 21 |
 Stevenage
|
46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 68 | -23 | 47 | 1165 |
| 22 |
 Barrow
|
46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 44 | — |
| 23 |
 Oldham
|
46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 75 | -29 | 38 | 1123 |
| 24 |
 Scunthorpe
|
46 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 29 | 90 | -61 | 26 | — |
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