| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Stockport County
|
46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 96 | 48 | +48 | 92 | 1305 |
| 2 |
 Wrexham
|
46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 89 | 52 | +37 | 88 | 1304 |
| 3 |
 Mansfield
|
46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 90 | 47 | +43 | 86 | 1290 |
| 4 |
 Crawley
|
49 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 83 | 68 | +15 | 79 | 1255 |
| 5 |
 MK Dons
|
48 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 84 | 76 | +8 | 78 | 1233 |
| 6 |
 Doncaster
|
48 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 75 | 70 | +5 | 74 | 1245 |
| 7 |
 Crewe
|
49 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 69 | +2 | 74 | 1204 |
| 8 |
 Barrow
|
46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 69 | — |
| 9 |
 Bradford City
|
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 69 | 1236 |
| 10 |
 AFC Wimbledon
|
46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 65 | 1245 |
| 11 |
 Walsall
|
46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 69 | 73 | -4 | 65 | 1187 |
| 12 |
 Gillingham
|
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 64 | 1193 |
| 13 |
 Harrogate
|
46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 69 | -9 | 63 | — |
| 14 |
 Notts Co
|
46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 89 | 86 | +3 | 61 | 1178 |
| 15 |
 Morecambe
|
46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 81 | -14 | 61 | — |
| 16 |
 Tranmere
|
46 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 67 | 70 | -3 | 57 | 1183 |
| 17 |
 Accrington
|
46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 71 | -8 | 57 | 1191 |
| 18 |
 Newport
|
46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 76 | -14 | 55 | 1173 |
| 19 |
 Swindon
|
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 77 | 83 | -6 | 54 | 1155 |
| 20 |
 Salford
|
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 66 | 82 | -16 | 51 | 1173 |
| 21 |
 Grimsby
|
46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 57 | 74 | -17 | 49 | 1152 |
| 22 |
 Colchester
|
46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 59 | 80 | -21 | 45 | 1133 |
| 23 |
 Sutton
|
46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 59 | 84 | -25 | 42 | — |
| 24 |
 Forest Green
|
46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 78 | -34 | 42 | — |
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