| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Peterborough United | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 5 | Aldershot | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 6 | York City | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Darlington | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Southport | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Workington | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 12 | Millwall | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Barrow | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 53 | -22 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 46 | -24 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 61 | -14 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 20 | Accrington St (old) | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 48 | -17 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Exeter City | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 61 | -28 | 13 | 0.54 |
| 24 | Chester City | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 60 | -31 | 12 | 0.50 |
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
