| Pos. | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MK Dons | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 82 | 37 | 45 | 97 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 84 | 43 | 41 | 92 |
| 3 | Hereford United | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 41 | 31 | 88 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 54 | 18 | 82 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 54 | 23 | 80 |
| 6 | Darlington | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 78 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 42 | 14 | 78 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 76 | 56 | 20 | 69 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 58 | 4 | 64 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 61 | 2 | 62 |
| 11 | Morecambe | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 60 |
| 12 | Barnet | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 60 |
| 13 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 59 |
| 14 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 70 | -18 | 59 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 46 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 61 | 77 | -16 | 58 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 55 | 66 | -11 | 55 |
| 17 | Accrington | 46 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 49 | 83 | -34 | 51 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 50 |
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 50 |
| 20 | Dag & Red | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 70 | -21 | 49 |
| 21 | Notts County | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 48 |
| 22 | Chester City | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 47 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 42 |
| 24 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 70 | -32 | 40 |