| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 2 | Southend United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 4 | Yeovil Town | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Darlington | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Notts County | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Bury | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 17 | Chester City | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Boston United | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Rushden and Diamonds | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 34 | -21 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Kidderminster Harr | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 46 | -28 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Cambridge United | 23 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 35 | -18 | 13 | 0.57 |
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
