| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Gillingham | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Southend United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 10 | York City | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Morecambe | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Aldershot Town | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Barnet | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 23 | AFC Wimbledon | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 24 | Northampton Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 6 | 0.55 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










