| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bury | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Darlington | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Chester City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 8 | Hereford United | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Barnet | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Fulham | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Scarborough | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 24 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 3 | 0.27 |
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
