| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 2 | 22 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Cambridge United | 22 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 5 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | ||||
| 6 | 22 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ||||
| 7 | 22 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | ||||
| 8 | Wrexham | 22 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Oxford United | 21 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 10 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | ||||
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Hull City | 22 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 13 | Lincoln City | 22 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 15 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | ||||
| 16 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | ||||
| 17 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 20 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | ||||
| 21 | Exeter City | 22 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 22 | Carlisle United | 22 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 23 | Swansea City | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 24 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | |||