| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromley | 41 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 80 | WWWLD |
| 2 | MK Dons | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 76 | WLLDD |
| 3 | Notts County | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 76 | WLWLW |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 41 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 74 | DWLDD |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 74 | WWDDW |
| 6 | Salford City | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 73 | WLWWL |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 41 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 68 | WLWWW |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 66 | DWWLW |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 65 | WWLWD |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 65 | LWWLW |
| 11 | Barnet | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 64 | DWWDW |
| 12 | Walsall | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 62 | DWDDL |
| 13 | Colchester United | 41 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 57 | LLDLW |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 55 | LWDLL |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | -16 | 52 | WWWWW |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 51 | LLLWL |
| 17 | Gillingham | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | -12 | 49 | LLLDW |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 41 | 12 | 8 | 21 | -26 | 44 | LLLLW |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | -23 | 43 | WDLLD |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -22 | 37 | DLWWL |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -23 | 36 | DLLLL |
| 22 | Newport County | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -31 | 34 | LLWLL |
| 23 | Barrow | 41 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -27 | 33 | LLWDL |
| 24 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -30 | 33 | WLLWL |