| # | Team | PL | W | D | L | +/- | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accrington | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 76-46 | 30 | 93 |
| 2 | Luton | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 94-46 | 48 | 88 |
| 3 | Wycombe | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79-60 | 19 | 84 |
| 4 | Exeter | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 64-54 | 10 | 80 |
| 5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71-48 | 23 | 77 |
| 6 | Coventry | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 64-47 | 17 | 75 |
| 7 | Lincoln | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64-48 | 16 | 75 |
| 8 | Mansfield | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 67-52 | 15 | 72 |
| 9 | Swindon | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67-65 | 2 | 68 |
| 10 | Carlisle | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 62-54 | 8 | 67 |
| 11 | Newport | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 56-58 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 | Cambridge | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 56-60 | -4 | 64 |
| 13 | Colchester | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53-52 | 1 | 62 |
| 14 | Crawley | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58-66 | -8 | 59 |
| 15 | Crewe | 46 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 62-75 | -13 | 56 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 60-65 | -5 | 55 |
| 17 | Cheltenham | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 67-73 | -6 | 51 |
| 18 | Grimsby | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 42-66 | -24 | 51 |
| 19 | Yeovil | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 59-75 | -16 | 48 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49-67 | -18 | 47 |
| 21 | Forest Green | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 54-77 | -23 | 47 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 46 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 41-56 | -15 | 46 |
| 23 | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 46-65 | -19 | 46 |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 47-83 | -36 | 38 |