| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Bury | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Torquay United | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 5 | Gillingham | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Southend United | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 29 | 1.21 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Hereford United | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Aldershot Town | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 26 | 1.08 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 50 | -21 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 53 | -29 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 22 | Barnet | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 49 | -23 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 45 | -24 | 14 | 0.58 |
| 24 | Lincoln City | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 50 | -34 | 13 | 0.54 |
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
