| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Brentford | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Darlington | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Barnet | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Notts County | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Bury | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 26 | -20 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Chester City | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 28 | -23 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Aldershot Town | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 3 | 0.25 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










