Current Holders: Crewe
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Cambridge U | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 22 | +21 | 74 |
| 2 | Cheltenham | 41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +18 | 72 |
| 3 | Bolton | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +5 | 70 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 31 | +5 | 69 |
| 5 | Tranmere | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 26 | +4 | 66 |
| 6 | Forest Green | 41 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +6 | 65 |
| 7 | Newport Co | 41 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +8 | 62 |
| 8 | Exeter | 41 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +19 | 61 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 25 | +5 | 61 |
| 10 | Carlisle | 41 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 22 | +9 | 60 |
| 11 | Salford | 41 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 18 | +13 | 59 |
| 12 | Crawley | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 30 | -1 | 59 |
| 13 | Bradford | 41 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 58 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 31 | +1 | 54 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -1 | 53 |
| 16 | Harrogate | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 27 | -4 | 53 |
| 17 | Oldham | 42 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 35 | -5 | 51 |
| 18 | Mansfield | 42 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -5 | 49 |
| 19 | Walsall | 41 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 24 | -5 | 49 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe | 41 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 29 | -13 | 47 |
| 21 | Barrow | 41 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 25 | -4 | 46 |
| 22 | Colchester | 41 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -20 | 41 |
| 23 | Southend | 42 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -29 | 38 |
| 24 | Grimsby | 41 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -27 | 37 |
