| Pos | Final | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 (P) | Hartlepool United | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 75 |
| 2 | 1 (P) | Walsall | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 72 |
| 3 | 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 70 |
| 4 | 5 | Lincoln City | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 67 |
| 5 | 3 (P) | Swindon Town | 37 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 67 |
| 6 | 8 | Stockport County | 37 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 63 |
| 7 | 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 37 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 58 |
| 8 | 11 | Darlington | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 57 |
| 9 | 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 52 |
| 10 | 10 | Peterborough United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 52 |
| 11 | 15 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 45 | 60 | -15 | 50 |
| 12 | 17 | Mansfield Town | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 49 |
| 13 | 6 (P) | Bristol Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 49 |
| 14 | 16 | Hereford United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 49 |
| 15 | 13 | Notts County | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 48 |
| 16 | Chester | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 47 | |
| 17 | 9 | Rochdale | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 46 |
| 18 | 14 | Barnet | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 45 |
| 19 | 21 | Bury | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 54 | -14 | 39 |
| 20 | 20 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 38 |
| 21 | 22 | Macclesfield Town | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 62 | -17 | 38 |
| 22 | 23 (R) | Boston United | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 69 | -25 | 38 |
| 23 | 19 | Wrexham | 37 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 60 | -26 | 35 |
| 24 | 24 (R) | Torquay United | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 55 | -24 | 29 |