| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts. County | 46 | 99 | +39 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 82 | 43 |
| 2 | 46 | 82 | +19 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 44 | |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 46 | 75 | +9 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 51 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 46 | 74 | +12 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 72 | 60 |
| 5 | 46 | 74 | +9 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 59 | |
| 6 | 46 | 72 | +9 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 67 | 58 | |
| 7 | 46 | 70 | +10 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 61 | 51 | |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 69 | +4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 56 | 52 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 46 | 67 | +6 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 67 | 61 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 67 | +12 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 51 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 66 | +15 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 47 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 65 | +9 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 64 | 55 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 61 | -1 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 62 |
| 14 | Chester City | 46 | 61 | -1 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 61 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 46 | 60 | +5 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 68 | 63 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 46 | 60 | +6 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 63 | 57 |
| 17 | 46 | 59 | +8 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 61 | 53 | |
| 18 | Rochdale | 46 | 58 | +1 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 56 | 55 |
| 19 | 46 | 54 | -16 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 72 | |
| 20 | Swansea City | 46 | 50 | -13 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 62 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 46 | 50 | -4 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 48 | 52 |
| 22 | Hull City | 46 | 41 | -27 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 56 | 83 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 35 | -28 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 38 | 66 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 20 | -83 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 113 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1997_1998/league_two/index.shtml.
