| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wimbledon | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 5 | Hull City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Bury | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Chester City | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 10 | Torquay United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Darlington | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 13 | York City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 14 | Halifax Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Aldershot | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 23 | Hereford United | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 2 | 0.18 |
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
