| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Leyton Orient
|
46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 91 | 1267 |
| 2 |
 Stevenage
|
46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 85 | 1280 |
| 3 |
 Stockport County
|
49 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 83 | 1279 |
| 4 |
 Northampton
|
46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 83 | 1246 |
| 5 |
 Carlisle
|
49 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 80 | — |
| 6 |
 Bradford City
|
48 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 79 | 1243 |
| 7 |
 Salford
|
48 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 78 | 1252 |
| 8 |
 Mansfield
|
46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 75 | 1247 |
| 9 |
 Barrow
|
46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 62 | — |
| 10 |
 Swindon
|
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 61 | 1189 |
| 11 |
 Grimsby
|
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 56 | -7 | 61 | 1214 |
| 12 |
 Tranmere
|
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 58 | 1183 |
| 13 |
 Crewe
|
46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 58 | 1179 |
| 14 |
 Sutton
|
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 58 | — |
| 15 |
 Newport
|
46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 57 | 1212 |
| 16 |
 Walsall
|
46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 55 | 1183 |
| 17 |
 Gillingham
|
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 55 | 1203 |
| 18 |
 Doncaster
|
46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 55 | 1147 |
| 19 |
 Harrogate
|
46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | -9 | 52 | — |
| 20 |
 Colchester
|
46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 49 | 1179 |
| 21 |
 AFC Wimbledon
|
46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 48 | 1162 |
| 22 |
 Crawley
|
46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 71 | -23 | 46 | 1152 |
| 23 |
 Hartlepool
|
46 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 78 | -26 | 43 | — |
| 24 |
 Rochdale
|
46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 70 | -24 | 38 | 1145 |
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