| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Gillingham | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 83 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 79 | 1.72 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 87 | 52 | +35 | 78 | 1.70 |
| 4 | Burton Albion | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 76 | 1.65 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 75 | 1.63 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 73 | 1.59 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 69 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 67 | 1.46 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 61 | -1 | 65 | 1.41 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 64 | 1.39 |
| 11 | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 61 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 70 | -2 | 61 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 57 | -2 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 69 | -9 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 15 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 58 | 1.26 |
| 17 | York City | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 55 | 1.20 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 54 | 1.17 |
| 19 | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 53 | 1.15 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 76 | -22 | 53 | 1.15 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 22 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 51 | 1.11 |
| 23 | Barnet | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 51 | 1.11 |
| 24 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 48 | 1.04 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










