| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bury | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Walsall | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 4 | Torquay United | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Fulham | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Barnet | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Hereford United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Scarborough | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 22 | Darlington | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 5 | 0.45 |
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
