| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Notts. County | 28 | 59 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 2nonMover | Peterborough United | 27 | 49 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 14 | ||
| 3nonMover | Scarborough | 28 | 47 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | ||
| 4nonMover | Barnet | 28 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | ||
| 5nonMover | Rotherham United | 27 | 45 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | ||
| 6nonMover | Exeter City | 28 | 45 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | ||
| 7nonMover | Chester City | 27 | 43 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 27 | ||
| 8nonMover | Lincoln City | 27 | 43 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 9nonMover | Macclesfield Town | 27 | 42 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | ||
| 10nonMover | Hartlepool United | 28 | 41 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 11nonMover | Torquay United | 28 | 41 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | ||
| 12nonMover | Colchester United | 28 | 40 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 28 | ||
| 13nonMover | Leyton Orient * | 27 | 37 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 14nonMover | Mansfield Town | 27 | 34 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 15nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 27 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 16nonMover | Cambridge United | 27 | 32 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | ||
| 17nonMover | Cardiff City | 27 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 18nonMover | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 31 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | ||
| 19nonMover | Darlington | 26 | 29 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 26 | ||
| 20nonMover | Rochdale | 28 | 29 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 30 | ||
| 21nonMover | Swansea City | 27 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 29 | ||
| 22nonMover | Hull City | 28 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 31 | ||
| 23nonMover | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 24nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 26 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 44 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1998 | Leyton Orient | Deducted three points for fielding suspended players. |