| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Notts. County | 46 | 99 | 82 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 23 | ||
| 2nonMover | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 82 | 63 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 33 | ||
| 3nonMover | Lincoln City | 46 | 75 | 60 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 27 | ||
| 4nonMover | Colchester United | 46 | 74 | 72 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 36 | ||
| 5nonMover | Torquay United | 46 | 74 | 68 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 37 | ||
| 6nonMover | Scarborough | 46 | 72 | 67 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 35 | ||
| 7nonMover | Barnet | 46 | 70 | 61 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 29 | ||
| 8nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 69 | 56 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 28 | ||
| 9nonMover | Rotherham United | 46 | 67 | 67 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 31 | ||
| 10nonMover | Peterborough United | 46 | 67 | 63 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | ||
| 11nonMover | Leyton Orient (-3) | 46 | 66 | 62 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 27 | ||
| 12nonMover | Mansfield Town | 46 | 65 | 64 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 29 | ||
| 13nonMover | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 61 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 34 | ||
| 14nonMover | Chester City | 46 | 61 | 60 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 46 | ||
| 15nonMover | Exeter City | 46 | 60 | 68 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 38 | ||
| 16nonMover | Cambridge United | 46 | 60 | 63 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 30 | ||
| 17nonMover | Hartlepool United | 46 | 59 | 61 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 31 | ||
| 18nonMover | Rochdale | 46 | 58 | 56 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 40 | ||
| 19nonMover | Darlington | 46 | 54 | 56 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 44 | ||
| 20nonMover | Swansea City | 46 | 50 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 46 | ||
| 21nonMover | Cardiff City | 46 | 50 | 48 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 30 | ||
| 22nonMover | Hull City | 46 | 41 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 51 | ||
| 23nonMover | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 35 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 32 | ||
| 24nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 65 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1998 | Leyton Orient | Deducted three points for fielding suspended players. |
| Play-off matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sun 10th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Barnet 1 Colchester United 0 |
| Sun 10th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Scarborough 1 Torquay United 3 |
| Wed 13th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Colchester United 3 Barnet 1 (aet) |
| Wed 13th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Torquay United 4 Scarborough 1 |
| Fri 22nd May | Final | Colchester United 1 Torquay United 0 |