| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Wigan Athletic | 43 | 81 | 79 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 29 | ||
| 2nonMover | Fulham | 42 | 80 | 69 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | ||
| 3nonMover | Carlisle United | 42 | 77 | 62 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 21 | ||
| 4nonMover | Swansea City | 42 | 67 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | ||
| 5nonMover | Chester City | 42 | 64 | 49 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 25 | ||
| 6nonMover | Northampton Town | 42 | 62 | 61 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 27 | ||
| 7nonMover | Cardiff City | 41 | 62 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | ||
| 8nonMover | Cambridge United | 42 | 61 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | ||
| 9nonMover | Mansfield Town | 42 | 60 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 23 | ||
| 10nonMover | Lincoln City | 42 | 59 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 41 | ||
| 11nonMover | Scarborough | 42 | 59 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | ||
| 12nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 41 | 58 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | ||
| 13nonMover | Colchester United | 42 | 58 | 53 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 25 | ||
| 14nonMover | Hull City | 41 | 53 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 15nonMover | Barnet | 42 | 52 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 23 | ||
| 16nonMover | Darlington | 42 | 49 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 46 | ||
| 17nonMover | Rochdale | 42 | 49 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 31 | ||
| 18nonMover | Torquay United | 42 | 49 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 35 | ||
| 19nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 48 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 40 | ||
| 20nonMover | Leyton Orient | 42 | 48 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 35 | ||
| 21nonMover | Exeter City | 42 | 47 | 43 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 37 | ||
| 22nonMover | Hereford United | 42 | 44 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 37 | ||
| 23nonMover | Hartlepool United | 42 | 44 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 31 | ||
| 24nonMover | Brighton & Hove Albion * | 42 | 39 | 49 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 41 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1997 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Deducted two points following crowd pitch invasion. |