| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 34 | 2.83 |
| 2 | Rushden and Diamonds | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 32 | 2.67 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 26 | 2.36 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 7 | +25 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 8 | Darlington | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 9 | York City | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Southend United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 15 | Hull City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 16 | Kidderminster Harr | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 22 | Halifax Town | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 23 | Swansea City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 12 | 1.09 |
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
