| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Peterborough United | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 4 | Darlington | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 6 | Hereford United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 9 | Barnet | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 13 | Morecambe | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 14 | Bury | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 16 | Notts County | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 17 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 19 | Brentford | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 20 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 21 | Wrexham | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 24 | Chester City | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 20 | 0.87 |
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
