| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Hartlepool United | 20 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | |||
| 2 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | ||||
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Cambridge United | 20 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 5 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | ||||
| 6 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | ||||
| 7 | Wrexham | 20 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | |||
| 8 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | ||||
| 9 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 10 | Oxford United | 19 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 11 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | ||||
| 12 | Hull City | 20 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 13 | Lincoln City | 20 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 14 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | ||||
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 17 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 20 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | ||||
| 21 | Swansea City | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Carlisle United | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 23 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 24 | Exeter City | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | |||