| Pos. | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillingham | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 42 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 41 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 37 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Southend United | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | York City | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 29 |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 29 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 28 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 27 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 26 |
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 25 |
| 17 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 24 |
| 18 | Aldershot Town | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 23 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 23 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 22 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 21 |
| 22 | Torquay United | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 20 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 20 |
| 24 | Barnet | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 18 |