| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bury | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Torquay United | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Stevenage | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 8 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Hereford United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 10 | Aldershot Town | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Southend United | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 20 | Barnet | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 38 | -15 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 23 | Stockport County | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 45 | -28 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 16 | 0.70 |
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
