| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 5 | Walsall | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Bury | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Chester City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Hereford United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 28 | -16 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 28 | -19 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Darlington | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 22 | Scarborough | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 3 | 0.27 |
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
