| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Cardiff City | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Walsall | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 4 | York City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 5 | Darlington | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Barnet | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 10 | Scarborough | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 11 | Bury | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 50 | -21 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 21 | Hereford United | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 21 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 9 | 0.43 |
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
