| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 56 | 2.43 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 15 | +38 | 53 | 2.30 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 5 | Bury | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Hull City | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 9 | Hereford United | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 12 | Darlington | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 14 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 16 | York City | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 15 | 0.65 |
3 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
