| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 2 | Macclesfield Town | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 3 | Yeovil Town | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 6 | Southend United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 7 | Darlington | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 14 | Kidderminster Harr | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 15 | Boston United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Bury | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Notts County | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 23 | Rushden and Diamonds | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 24 | Chester City | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 9 | 0.75 |
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
