| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Southend United | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Darlington | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Wimbledon | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Aldershot | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Bury | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Torquay United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Bournemouth | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 19 | Hereford United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 23 | York City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 4 | 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
