| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 2 | Hereford United | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 24 | 2.18 |
| 3 | Rochdale | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Barnet | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Darlington | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Bury | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Brentford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Chester City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Notts County | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Wrexham | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 3 | 0.25 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










