| Clubs | P | W | D | L | FA | Point | ||
| 1 | MK Dons | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 82-37 | 97 | |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 84-43 | 92 | |
| 3 | Hereford | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 72-41 | 88 | |
| 4 | Stockport | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 72-54 | 82 | |
| 5 | Rochdale | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 77-54 | 80 | |
| 6 | Darlington | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 67-40 | 78 | |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 56-42 | 78 | |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 76-56 | 69 | |
| 9 | Rotherham * | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62-58 | 64 | |
| 10 | Bradford | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63-61 | 62 | |
| 11 | Morecambe | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59-63 | 60 | |
| 12 | Barnet | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56-63 | 60 | |
| 13 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58-61 | 59 | |
| 14 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52-70 | 59 | |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 46 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 61-77 | 58 | |
| 16 | Grimsby | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 55-66 | 55 | |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 49-83 | 51 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 56-65 | 50 | |
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 47-64 | 50 | |
| 20 | Dag & Red | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 49-70 | 49 | |
| 21 | Notts County | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 37-53 | 48 | |
| 22 | Chester | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 51-68 | 47 | |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 48-68 | 42 | |
| 24 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 38-70 | 40 | |
| * Rotherham deducted 10 points | ||||||||