| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 5 | Millwall | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Darlington | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 13 | Southport | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Accrington St (old) | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Workington | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 18 | York City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Barrow | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 22 | Chester City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 24 | Aldershot | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 3 | 0.25 |
2 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
