Current Holders: Forest Green
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Crewe | 37 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | +24 | 69 |
| 2 | Swindon | 36 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +23 | 69 |
| 3 | Plymouth | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | +22 | 68 |
| 4 | Exeter | 37 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 28 | +10 | 65 |
| 5 | Cheltenham | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 10 | +25 | 64 |
| 6 | Colchester | 37 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +15 | 58 |
| 7 | Northampton | 37 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | +14 | 58 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 37 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 29 | +6 | 57 |
| 9 | Bradford | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 26 | +4 | 54 |
| 10 | Salford | 37 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +3 | 50 |
| 11 | Forest Green | 36 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +3 | 49 |
| 12 | Crawley | 37 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 28 | +4 | 48 |
| 13 | Grimsby | 37 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -6 | 47 |
| 14 | Walsall | 36 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -9 | 47 |
| 15 | Newport Co | 36 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -7 | 46 |
| 16 | Cambridge U | 37 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -8 | 45 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -8 | 42 |
| 18 | Carlisle | 37 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -17 | 42 |
| 19 | Oldham | 37 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 36 | -13 | 41 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe | 37 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | -12 | 40 |
| 21 | Mansfield | 36 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -7 | 38 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 37 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 37 | -25 | 32 |
| 23 | Macclesfield | 37 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -15 | 25 (*)* |
| 24 | Stevenage | 36 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 28 | -26 | 22 |
