| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Reading | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Newport County | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Torquay United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Workington | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Southport | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 23 | Brentford | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 24 | Darlington | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 4 | 0.36 |
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
