| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Lincoln City | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 4 | Torquay United | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Reading | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 9 | Brentford | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Darlington | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 15 | Watford | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 14 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 55 | -36 | 13 | 0.54 |
| 22 | Newport County | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 54 | -29 | 11 | 0.46 |
| 23 | Southport | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 44 | -28 | 9 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Workington | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 48 | -36 | 8 | 0.33 |
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
