| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion | 46 | 94 | +30 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 39 |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 89 | +36 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 31 |
| 3 | 46 | 85 | +20 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 40 | |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 84 | +22 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 45 |
| 5 | 46 | 84 | +16 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 38 | |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 72 | +8 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 54 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 71 | +18 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 37 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 46 | 68 | +10 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 44 |
| 9 | Newport County | 46 | 65 | -3 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 54 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 46 | 64 | -4 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 65 |
| 11 | 46 | 63 | +1 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 52 | |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 46 | 61 | +5 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 62 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 46 | 61 | +1 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 49 |
| 14 | 46 | 59 | -1 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 59 | |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 58 | -6 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 60 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 46 | 57 | -2 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 52 | 54 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 56 | -19 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 77 |
| 18 | 46 | 52 | -5 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 46 | 51 | |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 46 | 51 | -5 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 61 | 66 |
| 20 | 46 | 50 | -18 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 74 | |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 48 | -24 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 62 |
| 22 | 46 | 45 | -31 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 70 | |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 41 | -27 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 67 |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 39 | -22 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 67 |