| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Swansea City | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 50 | 2.17 |
| 3 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Darlington | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Rotherham United | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 44 | 1.91 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 10 | Barnet | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 12 | Southend United | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 13 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 14 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 16 | York City | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 19 | Hull City | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 24 | Chester City | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 20 | 0.87 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











