| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 34 | 1.42 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 33 | 1.38 |
| 5 | Millwall | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 31 | 1.29 |
| 7 | York City | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Workington | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Darlington | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 29 | 1.21 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 28 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 14 | Southport | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Accrington St (old) | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 19 | Aldershot | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 22 | Barrow | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 23 | Chester City | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 15 | 0.68 |
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
