| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 43 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 52 |
| 4 | Walsall | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 44 |
| 6 | Notts County | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 33 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 37 |
| 9 | Salford City | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 37 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 33 |
| 12 | Bromley | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 34 |
| 14 | Barrow AFC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
| 17 | Gillingham FC | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 34 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 29 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 34 |
| 20 | Newport County | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 35 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | -1 | 26 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 22 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 22 |
