| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Burton Albion | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 54 | 2.35 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 53 | 2.30 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 5 | Gillingham | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 10 | Barnet | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 12 | Morecambe | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 13 | Torquay United | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 15 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Exeter City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 20 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 21 | Southend United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 22 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 23 | York City | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 24 | Aldershot Town | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 25 | 1.09 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










