| P | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Notts County | 46 | 65 | 93 | |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 46 | 17 | 83 | |
| 3 | Rochdale | 46 | 34 | 82 | |
| 4 | Morecambe | 46 | 9 | 73 | |
| 5 | Rotherham | 46 | 3 | 73 | |
| 6 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 13 | 72 | |
| 7 | Dagenham & R | 46 | 11 | 72 | |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 46 | -1 | 70 | |
| 9 | Bury | 46 | -5 | 69 | |
| 10 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 68 | |
| 11 | Northampton | 46 | 9 | 67 | |
| 12 | Shrewsbury | 46 | 1 | 63 | |
| 13 | Burton | 46 | 0 | 62 | |
| 14 | Bradford City | 46 | -3 | 62 | |
| 15 | Accrington | 46 | -12 | 61 | |
| 16 | Hereford | 46 | -11 | 59 | |
| 17 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 57 | |
| 18 | Crewe | 46 | -5 | 55 | |
| 19 | Macclesfield | 46 | -9 | 54 | |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 46 | -23 | 50 | |
| 21 | Barnet | 46 | -16 | 48 | |
| 22 | Cheltenham | 46 | -17 | 48 | |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 46 | -26 | 44 | |
| 24 | Darlington | 46 | -54 | 30 |
