| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Torquay United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Bury | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Hereford United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Stevenage | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Aldershot Town | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Southend United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Barnet | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Bradford City | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 4 | 0.33 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











