| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 51 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 53 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 42 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | Salford City | 23 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 34 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 |
| 9 | Barrow AFC | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 39 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 38 |
| 15 | Newport County | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Walsall | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 36 |
| 17 | Gillingham FC | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 38 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | -3 | 34 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 28 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 28 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 34 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | -9 | 25 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
