| # | English League Two | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Carlisle United | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 84 | 42 | 86 | 42 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 37 | 83 | 26 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Leyton Orient | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 67 | 51 | 81 | 16 | Promoted | |
| - | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 44 | 78 | 20 | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 65 | 53 | 72 | 12 | Promoted | ||
| - | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 72 | 56 | 71 | 16 | ||
| - | Lincoln City | 46 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 65 | 53 | 66 | 12 | ||
| - | Darlington | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 63 | 6 | ||
| - | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 49 | 62 | 8 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 55 | 61 | 0 | ||
| - | Boston United | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 60 | 61 | -10 | ||
| - | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 67 | 60 | -8 | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 54 | 59 | 7 | ||
| - | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 66 | 69 | 56 | -3 | ||
| - | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 59 | 54 | -6 | ||
| - | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 66 | 54 | -7 | ||
| - | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 60 | 71 | 54 | -11 | ||
| - | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 57 | 54 | -13 | ||
| - | Bury | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 57 | 53 | -12 | ||
| - | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 66 | 52 | -13 | ||
| - | Notts County | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 63 | 52 | -15 | ||
| - | Stockport County | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 57 | 78 | 52 | -21 | ||
| * | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 57 | 49 | -14 | Relegated | |
| * | Rushden and Diamonds | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 76 | 45 | -32 | Relegated |