| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Lincoln City | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 3 | Southend United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Darlington | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 9 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Yeovil Town | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Chester City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 18 | Kidderminster Harr | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Boston United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Rushden and Diamonds | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 22 | Bury | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 24 | Notts County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 6 | 0.55 |
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
