| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockport County | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 92 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 88 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 86 |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 78 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 71 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 71 |
| 7 | Crawley Town | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 70 |
| 8 | Barrow AFC | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 69 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 69 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 65 |
| 11 | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 65 |
| 12 | Gillingham FC | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 64 |
| 13 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 63 |
| 14 | Notts County | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 61 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 58 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 17 | 6 | 23 | -3 | 57 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 57 |
| 18 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | -14 | 55 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | -6 | 54 |
| 20 | Salford City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | -16 | 51 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | -17 | 49 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -21 | 45 |
| 23 | Sutton United | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -25 | 42 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | -34 | 42 |
