| # | Team | P | W | D | L | FA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30-19 | 39 |
| 2 | Notts County | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35-22 | 37 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34-25 | 37 |
| 4 | Bromley | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32-23 | 36 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 38-24 | 33 |
| 6 | Salford City | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29-29 | 33 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 36-31 | 32 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33-27 | 31 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22-18 | 31 |
| 10 | Gillingham FC | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 28-22 | 30 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30-27 | 30 |
| 12 | Barnet | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27-22 | 28 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31-25 | 28 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33-28 | 27 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 34-31 | 26 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 18-16 | 24 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23-23 | 24 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16-33 | 21 |
| 19 | Barrow | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20-28 | 21 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20-33 | 19 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25-35 | 18 |
| 22 | Harrogate Town | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18-31 | 17 |
| 23 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15-38 | 17 |
| 24 | Newport County | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20-37 | 13 |