| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 50 | 2.17 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 7 | Bury | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 10 | Stevenage | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 11 | Southend United | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 17 | Aldershot Town | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 18 | Barnet | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 20 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 41 | -23 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 23 | Stockport County | 23 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 51 | -20 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 24 | Hereford United | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 23 | 1.00 |
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
