| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Preston North End | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 44 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Chester City | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 44 | 2.10 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 40 | 1.90 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 39 | 1.86 |
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 38 | 1.81 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 10 | Bury | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 11 | Chesterfield | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 15 | Scarborough | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Colchester United | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Walsall | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 18 | Darlington | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 22 | Hereford United | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 22 | 1.05 |
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
