| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 47 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Chester City | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 45 | 2.05 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 45 | 2.05 |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 45 | 2.05 |
| 5 | Scarborough | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 43 | 1.95 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 43 | 1.95 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 11 | Walsall | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Colchester United | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Hereford United | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 16 | Darlington | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 17 | Bury | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 18 | 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
