| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 79 | 1.88 |
| 2 | Chester City | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 74 | 1.76 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 61 | +19 | 73 | 1.74 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 70 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 67 | 1.60 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 67 | 1.60 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 64 | 1.52 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 62 | 1.48 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 60 | 1.43 |
| 10 | Walsall | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 60 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 59 | 1.40 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 55 | 1.31 |
| 13 | Bury | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 56 | -1 | 53 | 1.26 |
| 14 | Scarborough | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 53 | 1.26 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 71 | -15 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 70 | -19 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 20 | Hereford United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 79 | -19 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Darlington | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 66 | -22 | 38 | 0.90 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
