| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Preston North End | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 2 | Darlington | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Bury | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 5 | Hereford United | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Chester City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Barnet | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 42 | -25 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 21 | Fulham | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 22 | Scarborough | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 41 | -24 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 41 | -26 | 10 | 0.43 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 48 | -35 | 8 | 0.35 |
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
