| Position |
Team |
Played |
Goal Diff. |
Points |
| 1 |
Carlisle |
46 |
42 |
86 |
| 2 |
Northampton |
46 |
26 |
83 |
| 3 |
Leyton Orient |
46 |
16 |
81 |
| 4 |
Grimsby |
46 |
20 |
78 |
| 5 |
Cheltenham |
46 |
12 |
72 |
| 6 |
Wycombe |
46 |
16 |
71 |
| 7 |
Lincoln City |
46 |
12 |
66 |
| 8 |
Darlington |
46 |
6 |
63 |
| 9 |
Peterborough |
46 |
8 |
62 |
| 10 |
Shrewsbury |
46 |
0 |
61 |
| 11 |
Boston Utd |
46 |
-10 |
61 |
| 12 |
Bristol Rovers |
46 |
-8 |
60 |
| 13 |
Wrexham |
46 |
7 |
59 |
| 14 |
Rochdale |
46 |
-3 |
56 |
| 15 |
Chester |
46 |
-6 |
54 |
| 16 |
Mansfield |
46 |
-7 |
54 |
| 17 |
Macclesfield |
46 |
-11 |
54 |
| 18 |
Barnet |
46 |
-13 |
54 |
| 19 |
Bury |
46 |
-12 |
53 |
| 20 |
Torquay |
46 |
-13 |
52 |
| 21 |
Notts County |
46 |
-15 |
52 |
| 22 |
Stockport |
46 |
-21 |
52 |
| 23 |
Oxford Utd |
46 |
-14 |
49 |
| 24 |
Rushden & D'monds |
46 |
-32 |
45 |
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