| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Wigan Athletic | 30 | 59 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 22 | ||
| 2nonMover | Fulham | 31 | 59 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | ||
| 3nonMover | Carlisle United | 29 | 56 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | ||
| 4nonMover | Swansea City | 32 | 54 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | ||
| 5nonMover | Cambridge United | 31 | 53 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | ||
| 6nonMover | Colchester United | 32 | 51 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 19 | ||
| 7nonMover | Northampton Town | 31 | 46 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | ||
| 8nonMover | Scarborough | 31 | 45 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 9nonMover | Chester City | 30 | 45 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | ||
| 10nonMover | Lincoln City | 32 | 44 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 33 | ||
| 11nonMover | Cardiff City | 30 | 43 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | ||
| 12nonMover | Mansfield Town | 31 | 42 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | ||
| 13nonMover | Torquay United | 30 | 41 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 14nonMover | Hull City | 31 | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 15nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 38 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | ||
| 16nonMover | Leyton Orient | 32 | 37 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 17nonMover | Rochdale | 29 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 21 | ||
| 18nonMover | Hartlepool United | 31 | 36 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 23 | ||
| 19nonMover | Barnet | 30 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | ||
| 20nonMover | Hereford United | 32 | 33 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 30 | ||
| 21nonMover | Exeter City | 31 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | ||
| 22nonMover | Darlington | 31 | 31 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 38 | ||
| 23nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 38 | ||
| 24nonMover | Brighton & Hove Albion * | 31 | 23 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 31 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1997 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Deducted two points following crowd pitch invasion. |