| Pos | Final | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 (P) | Rochdale | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 79 | 36 | +43 | 78 |
| 2 | 1 (P) | Notts County | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 75 | 27 | +48 | 71 |
| 3 | 2 (P) | AFC Bournemouth | 39 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 70 |
| 4 | 5 | Rotherham United | 39 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 65 |
| 5 | 8 | Chesterfield | 39 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 64 |
| 6 | 11 | Northampton Town | 39 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 62 |
| 7 | 6 | Aldershot Town | 39 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 61 |
| 8 | 9 | Bury | 39 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 61 |
| 9 | 7 (P) | Dagenham & Redbridge | 39 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 59 |
| 10 | 4 | Morecambe | 39 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 58 |
| 11 | 10 | Port Vale | 39 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 56 |
| 12 | 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 39 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 55 |
| 13 | 13 | Burton Albion | 39 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 54 |
| 14 | 15 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 53 |
| 15 | 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 39 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 50 |
| 16 | 14 | Bradford City | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 48 |
| 17 | 16 | Hereford United | 39 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 47 |
| 18 | 19 | Macclesfield Town | 39 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 43 |
| 19 | 20 | Lincoln City | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 43 |
| 20 | 21 | Barnet | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 42 |
| 21 | 17 | Torquay United | 39 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 40 |
| 22 | 22 | Cheltenham Town | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 38 |
| 23 | 23 (R) | Grimsby Town | 39 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 61 | -26 | 31 |
| 24 | 24 (R) | Darlington | 37 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 72 | -45 | 22 |