| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 85 | 51 | +34 | 86 | 1.87 |
| 2 | Bury | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 81 | 1.76 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 80 | 1.74 |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 79 | 1.72 |
| 5 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 73 | 1.59 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 69 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Stevenage | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 69 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 68 | 1.48 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 66 | 1.43 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 65 | +22 | 65 | 1.41 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 65 | 1.41 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 63 | 1.37 |
| 13 | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 61 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 61 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 73 | -14 | 55 | 1.20 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 66 | -16 | 53 | 1.15 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 71 | -8 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 77 | -21 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 68 | -25 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 51 | 1.11 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 73 | -19 | 51 | 1.11 |
| 22 | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 77 | -19 | 48 | 1.04 |
| 23 | Lincoln City | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 81 | -36 | 47 | 1.02 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 96 | -48 | 41 | 0.89 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










