| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 3 | Bury | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 5 | Gillingham | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 8 | Southend United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 11 | Torquay United | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 16 | Aldershot Town | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 17 | Barnet | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 20 | Hereford United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 23 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Lincoln City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 29 | -22 | 8 | 0.67 |
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
