| # ^ | Team | Group | Form | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 01 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 34 | 27 | 91 | |||
| 02 | Stevenage | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 39 | 22 | 85 | |||
| 03 | Northampton | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 42 | 20 | 83 | |||
| 04 | Stockport | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 37 | 28 | 79 | |||
| 05 | Carlisle | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 43 | 23 | 76 | |||
| 06 | Bradford | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 76 | |||
| 07 | Salford City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 72 | 54 | 18 | 75 | |||
| 08 | Mansfield | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 55 | 17 | 75 | |||
| 09 | Barrow | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 62 | |||
| 10 | Swindon | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | 6 | 61 | |||
| 11 | Grimsby | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 56 | -7 | 61 | |||
| 12 | Tranmere | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 58 | |||
| 13 | Crewe | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 58 | |||
| 14 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 58 | |||
| 15 | Newport | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 57 | |||
| 16 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 55 | |||
| 17 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 55 | |||
| 18 | Doncaster | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 55 | |||
| 19 | Harrogate Town FC | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | -9 | 52 | |||
| 20 | Colchester | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 49 | |||
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 48 | |||
| 22 | Crawley | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 71 | -23 | 46 | |||
| 23 | Hartlepool | 46 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 78 | -26 | 43 | |||
| 24 | Rochdale | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 70 | -24 | 38 |