| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Rotherham United | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 2 | Rochdale | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Barnet | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 7 | Darlington | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 8 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 9 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 10 | Hull City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Torquay United | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 39 | -22 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 17 | York City | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 20 | Chester City | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Southend United | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 23 | Exeter City | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 42 | -23 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 48 | -29 | 13 | 0.57 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










