| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 91 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 85 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 83 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 79 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 76 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 76 |
| 7 | Salford City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 75 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 75 |
| 9 | Barrow AFC | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | -6 | 62 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 61 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 61 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 58 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | -12 | 58 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | -12 | 58 |
| 15 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -3 | 57 |
| 16 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | -3 | 55 |
| 17 | Gillingham FC | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -13 | 55 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | -19 | 55 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -9 | 52 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | -7 | 49 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | -12 | 48 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | -23 | 46 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 9 | 16 | 21 | -26 | 43 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -24 | 38 |
