| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | • | Notts County | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 96 | 31 | 65 | 93 |
| 2 | • | Bournemouth | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 44 | 17 | 83 |
| 3 | • | Rochdale | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 82 | 48 | 34 | 82 |
| 4 | ↑ | Morecambe | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 73 | 64 | 9 | 73 |
| 5 | ↓ | Rotherham United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 73 |
| 6 | ↓ | Aldershot Town | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 69 | 56 | 13 | 72 |
| 7 | • | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 59 | 11 | 72 |
| 8 | ↑ | Chesterfield | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 70 |
| 9 | ↓ | Bury | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 59 | -5 | 69 |
| 10 | ↓ | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 61 | 50 | 11 | 68 |
| 11 | • | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 67 |
| 12 | • | Shrewsbury | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 63 |
| 13 | ↑ | Burton Albion | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 62 |
| 14 | ↑ | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 59 | 62 | -3 | 62 |
| 15 | ↓ | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 62 | 73 | -11 | 61 |
| 16 | ↑ | Hereford United | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 65 | -11 | 59 |
| 17 | ↓ | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 64 | 55 | 9 | 57 |
| 18 | • | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 67 | 73 | -6 | 55 |
| 19 | • | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 54 |
| 20 | • | Lincoln City | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 65 | -23 | 50 |
| 21 | ↑ | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 63 | -16 | 48 |
| 22 | ↓ | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 71 | -17 | 48 |
| 23 | • | Grimsby Town | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 71 | -26 | 44 |
| 24 | • | Darlington | 46 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 87 | -54 | 30 |