| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 34 | 1.70 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Chester City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Walsall | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Bury | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Torquay United | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Darlington | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 14 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Scarborough | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 13 | 0.59 |
| 22 | Hereford United | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 52 | -26 | 13 | 0.59 |
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
