| Pos. | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 36 |
| 2 | Rochdale | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Bury | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | Notts County | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 28 |
| 8 | Aldershot Town | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Barnet | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 26 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Morecambe | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 24 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 22 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 22 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 22 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 21 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 20 |
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 19 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 18 |
| 22 | Torquay United | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 16 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 13 |
| 24 | Darlington | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 35 | -25 | 8 |