| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 84 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 80 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 78 |
| 4 | Walsall | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 77 |
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 73 |
| 6 | Notts County | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 72 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 70 |
| 8 | Salford City | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 69 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 68 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 67 |
| 11 | Bromley | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 66 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 62 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 62 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 60 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 60 |
| 16 | Barrow AFC | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 59 |
| 17 | Gillingham FC | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | -5 | 58 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | -18 | 53 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 52 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | -20 | 51 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | -16 | 50 |
| 22 | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -24 | 49 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -27 | 42 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | -32 | 36 |
