| Hartlepool United 33.9% | Draw 29.8% | Colchester United 36.3% |
| 34.8% | 30.5% | 34.8% |
| 33.9% | 29.7% | 35.7% |
| 1 | X | 2 | Marga | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarage Now (Initially) |
2.76 ↑ (2.65) |
3.14 ↑ (3.03) |
2.59 ↓ (2.65) |
6.7% (8.5%) |
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Walsall | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 28:18 | 10 | 35 |
| 2 | Swindon | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31:24 | 7 | 34 |
| 3 | MK Dons | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 35:20 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | Notts Co | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30:20 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Bromley | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28:22 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Cambridge Utd | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20:16 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Salford | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24:25 | -1 | 29 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26:20 | 6 | 28 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32:29 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Colchester | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28:21 | 7 | 27 |
| 11 | Crewe | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27:24 | 3 | 27 |
| 12 | Grimsby | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32:25 | 7 | 26 |
| 13 | Fleetwood | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27:26 | 1 | 26 |
| 14 | Barnet | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22:19 | 3 | 25 |
| 15 | Tranmere | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 30:27 | 3 | 23 |
| 16 | Oldham | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 16:13 | 3 | 23 |
| 17 | Accrington | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21:22 | -1 | 21 |
| 18 | Barrow | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18:23 | -5 | 20 |
| 19 | Crawley | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22:30 | -8 | 17 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18:31 | -13 | 17 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15:31 | -16 | 17 |
| 22 | Cheltenham | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14:32 | -18 | 17 |
| 23 | Harrogate | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17:28 | -11 | 16 |
| 24 | Newport | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18:33 | -15 | 12 |