| P | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Rochdale | 32 | 35 | 65 | |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 34 | 7 | 60 | |
| 3 | Bury | 33 | 5 | 59 | |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 33 | 8 | 57 | |
| 5 | Rotherham | 31 | 13 | 56 | |
| 6 | Shrewsbury | 34 | 10 | 55 | |
| 7 | Notts County | 29 | 36 | 51 | |
| 8 | Northampton | 34 | 5 | 49 | |
| 9 | Dagenham & R | 32 | 4 | 49 | |
| 10 | Aldershot Town | 32 | 8 | 48 | |
| 11 | Morecambe | 33 | 6 | 48 | |
| 12 | Accrington | 30 | 1 | 46 | |
| 13 | Burton | 33 | 0 | 46 | |
| 14 | Port Vale | 32 | 5 | 43 | |
| 15 | Crewe | 33 | -2 | 42 | |
| 16 | Bradford City | 31 | -5 | 40 | |
| 17 | Barnet | 33 | -9 | 37 | |
| 18 | Hereford | 32 | -14 | 35 | |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 33 | -20 | 34 | |
| 20 | Torquay United | 33 | -5 | 32 | |
| 21 | Macclesfield | 31 | -10 | 32 | |
| 22 | Cheltenham | 32 | -14 | 31 | |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 33 | -24 | 24 | |
| 24 | Darlington | 29 | -40 | 15 |
