| P | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Rochdale | 35 | 40 | 72 | |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 35 | 8 | 63 | |
| 3 | Bury | 36 | 3 | 61 | |
| 4 | Notts County | 32 | 41 | 60 | |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 36 | 3 | 60 | |
| 6 | Rotherham | 34 | 9 | 59 | |
| 7 | Northampton | 36 | 9 | 55 | |
| 8 | Shrewsbury | 36 | 6 | 55 | |
| 9 | Port Vale | 36 | 11 | 52 | |
| 10 | Aldershot Town | 35 | 6 | 51 | |
| 11 | Dagenham & R | 35 | 3 | 51 | |
| 12 | Accrington | 33 | -1 | 50 | |
| 13 | Morecambe | 35 | 5 | 49 | |
| 14 | Burton | 35 | 1 | 49 | |
| 15 | Crewe | 36 | 0 | 47 | |
| 16 | Bradford City | 35 | -5 | 46 | |
| 17 | Macclesfield | 35 | -7 | 39 | |
| 18 | Barnet | 35 | -10 | 38 | |
| 19 | Hereford | 35 | -17 | 38 | |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 35 | -18 | 38 | |
| 21 | Torquay United | 36 | -3 | 37 | |
| 22 | Cheltenham | 35 | -15 | 34 | |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 36 | -23 | 28 | |
| 24 | Darlington | 33 | -46 | 16 |
