| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 2 | Rochdale | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 5 | Morecambe | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Hereford United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Darlington | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Barnet | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Bury | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Notts County | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Chester City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Brentford | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 6 | 0.50 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











