| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 34 | 2.83 |
| 2 | Scarborough | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 32 | 2.67 |
| 3 | Rochdale | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 27 | 2.45 |
| 5 | Chester City | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 27 | 2.45 |
| 6 | Darlington | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 27 | 2.45 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 24 | 2.18 |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 12 | Barnet | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 13 | Notts County | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 15 | Colchester United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 18 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 21 | Hull City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 24 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 11 | 1.00 |
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
