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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pt | ||
| 1 | Darlington | 62 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 26 | +42 | 109 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 61 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +24 | 109 |
| 3 | Rochdale | 62 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 35 | +32 | 107 |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 20 | +45 | 97 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +41 | 92 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 62 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 40 | +25 | 91 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 62 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 42 | +9 | 89 |
| 8 | Hereford United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +31 | 88 |
| 9 | Brentford | 62 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 41 | -10 | 86 |
| 10 | Bury | 62 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 40 | +1 | 84 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +18 | 82 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 62 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 35 | 48 | -15 | 80 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 62 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 53 | +9 | 77 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 62 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 42 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 47 | -12 | 76 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 62 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 38 | +8 | 73 |
| 16 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 62 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 51 | -10 | 73 |
| 17 | Barnet | 62 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 53 | -23 | 73 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 62 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 54 | -36 | 69 |
| 19 | Notts County | 62 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 32 | 42 | -15 | 66 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 62 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 49 | -30 | 64 |
| 21 | Macclesfield Town | 61 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 43 | -31 | 64 |
| 22 | Chester City | 62 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 60 | -31 | 60 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 29 | -20 | 42 |
| 24 | Wrexham | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 42 | -32 | 40 |
| 25 | Gillingham | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | +4 | 27 |
| 26 | Exeter City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +3 | 27 |
| 27 | Aldershot Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -8 | 21 |
| 28 | Port Vale | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -8 | 19 |
| 29 | Bournemouth | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | -3 |
| 30 | Luton Town | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -3 | -11 |
Bournemouth deducted 17 points
Luton Town deducted 30 points
Points based on points system that applied at the time
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points







