| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 90 | 65 | +25 | 83 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 80 | 1.74 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 80 | 1.74 |
| 4 | Southend United | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 78 | 1.70 |
| 5 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 75 | 1.63 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 72 | 1.57 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 72 | 1.57 |
| 8 | Darlington | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 72 | 1.57 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 66 | 1.43 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 65 | 1.41 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 67 | -2 | 63 | 1.37 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 63 | -13 | 59 | 1.28 |
| 16 | Boston United | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 58 | 1.26 |
| 17 | Bury | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 58 | 1.26 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 52 | -1 | 58 | 1.26 |
| 19 | Notts County | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 20 | Chester City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 69 | -26 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 49 | 1.07 |
| 22 | Rushden and Diamonds | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 44 | 0.96 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 62 | -23 | 40 | 0.87 |
| 24 | Kidderminster Harr | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 85 | -46 | 38 | 0.83 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










