| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Notts. County | 41 | 88 | 68 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 20 | ||
| 2nonMover | Torquay United | 41 | 70 | 61 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 30 | ||
| 3nonMover | Macclesfield Town | 41 | 70 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 30 | ||
| 4nonMover | Barnet | 41 | 69 | 58 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 25 | ||
| 5nonMover | Scarborough | 41 | 68 | 65 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | ||
| 6nonMover | Colchester United | 41 | 64 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 33 | ||
| 7nonMover | Lincoln City | 41 | 64 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 24 | ||
| 8nonMover | Peterborough United | 41 | 63 | 60 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | ||
| 9nonMover | Rotherham United | 41 | 59 | 57 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 25 | ||
| 10nonMover | Exeter City | 41 | 57 | 64 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 31 | ||
| 11nonMover | Mansfield Town | 41 | 56 | 57 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 28 | ||
| 12nonMover | Leyton Orient * | 40 | 56 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 22 | ||
| 13nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 56 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 27 | ||
| 14nonMover | Chester City | 41 | 54 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 42 | ||
| 15nonMover | Cambridge United | 41 | 53 | 56 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 28 | ||
| 16nonMover | Hartlepool United | 41 | 53 | 55 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 27 | ||
| 17nonMover | Shrewsbury Town | 41 | 51 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 32 | ||
| 18nonMover | Darlington | 41 | 49 | 53 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 40 | ||
| 19nonMover | Cardiff City | 41 | 49 | 47 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 26 | ||
| 20nonMover | Rochdale | 41 | 48 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 35 | ||
| 21nonMover | Swansea City | 41 | 45 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 40 | ||
| 22nonMover | Brighton & Hove Albion | 41 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | ||
| 23nonMover | Hull City | 41 | 31 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 45 | ||
| 24nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 60 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1998 | Leyton Orient | Deducted three points for fielding suspended players. |