| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Northampton Town | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 62 | 2.70 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 52 | 2.26 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 6 | Southend United | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Aldershot | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 44 | 1.91 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 14 | Hereford United | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 16 | Burnley | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 20 | Torquay United | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 28 | 1.22 |
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
