| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Northampton Town | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 10 | Chester City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Darlington | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Bury | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Boston United | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Notts County | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 21 | Barnet | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 23 | Rushden and Diamonds | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 45 | -26 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 15 | 0.65 |
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
