| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Hartlepool United | 17 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | ||||
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 5 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | ||||
| 6 | Lincoln City | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Cambridge United | 16 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 9 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 10 | Oxford United | 16 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| 12 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||
| 13 | Wrexham | 16 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 14 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| 15 | Hull City | 16 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 16 | Macclesfield Town | 16 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 18 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| 19 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 22 | Exeter City | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 23 | Swansea City | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 24 | Carlisle United | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |||