| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Notts. County | 37 | 81 | 66 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 19 | ||
| 2nonMover | Torquay United | 37 | 65 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | ||
| 3nonMover | Macclesfield Town | 37 | 63 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 25 | ||
| 4nonMover | Barnet | 37 | 61 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | ||
| 5nonMover | Scarborough | 36 | 57 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | ||
| 6nonMover | Peterborough United | 37 | 57 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | ||
| 7nonMover | Rotherham United | 37 | 56 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 22 | ||
| 8nonMover | Lincoln City | 36 | 55 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 21 | ||
| 9nonMover | Colchester United | 37 | 54 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | ||
| 10nonMover | Chester City | 37 | 54 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 33 | ||
| 11nonMover | Leyton Orient * | 36 | 52 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 19 | ||
| 12nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 36 | 51 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | ||
| 13nonMover | Exeter City | 37 | 50 | 53 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | ||
| 14nonMover | Mansfield Town | 37 | 48 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 24 | ||
| 15nonMover | Hartlepool United | 37 | 48 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | ||
| 16nonMover | Darlington | 36 | 46 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 37 | ||
| 17nonMover | Cambridge United | 37 | 45 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 25 | ||
| 18nonMover | Shrewsbury Town | 35 | 44 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 27 | ||
| 19nonMover | Rochdale | 37 | 41 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 33 | ||
| 20nonMover | Cardiff City | 36 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 22 | ||
| 21nonMover | Swansea City | 36 | 40 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 36 | ||
| 22nonMover | Hull City | 37 | 30 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 41 | ||
| 23nonMover | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 24 | ||
| 24nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 49 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1998 | Leyton Orient | Deducted three points for fielding suspended players. |