| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotherham United | 46 | 82 | +41 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 76 | 35 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 80 | +19 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 43 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 78 | +19 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 67 | 48 |
| 4 | 46 | 77 | +20 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 57 | |
| 5 | 46 | 77 | +15 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 67 | 52 | |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 75 | +36 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 86 | 50 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 46 | 71 | +14 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 77 | 63 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 46 | 68 | +9 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 71 | 62 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 66 | +6 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 65 | 59 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 46 | 64 | +4 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 60 |
| 11 | 46 | 64 | -1 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 63 | |
| 12 | 46 | 60 | +1 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 52 | |
| 13 | Exeter City | 46 | 60 | -3 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 65 | 68 |
| 14 | 46 | 59 | -15 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 45 | 60 | |
| 15 | 46 | 58 | -6 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 72 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 46 | 55 | -9 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 61 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 46 | 54 | -22 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 74 |
| 18 | 46 | 53 | -26 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 56 | 82 | |
| 19 | 46 | 52 | -28 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 50 | 78 | |
| 20 | Stockport County | 46 | 51 | +2 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 54 | 52 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 50 | -6 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 69 | 75 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 46 | 50 | -18 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 78 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 49 | -29 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 78 |
| 24 | 46 | 42 | -23 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 53 | 76 |